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DGA aims for 2011 automatic UAV Frigate landing demo
High sea-state landings on a frigate by an autonomous rotorcraft unmanned air vehicle could in 2011 conclude a three-year contract awarded by France's defence...
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PICTURE: Northrop Grumman unveils first X-47B
Northrop Grumman has "unveiled" the first of two X-47Bs being produced for the US Navy's unmanned combat air system-demonstration programme ...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: WhiteKnightTwo makes high speed taxi, deploys spoilers
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership WhiteKnightTwo sped down a runway during a high speed taxi trial at Mojave air and spaceport on Tuesday 16 December,...
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus A400M's engine becomes airborne for first time
Airbus has today carried out the first flight of the EuroProp International TP400 powerplant for the A400M military transport, a test lasting 1hr 15min. A...
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NewsPICTURES: A320 begins flight tests with Aviation Partners winglets
Airbus's A320 flying testbed (F-WWBA) began another round of winglet flight-trials from Toulouse today, this time equipped...
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NewsAir France-KLM cleared to take over Martinair
Air France-KLM will wholly-own Dutch carrier Martinair by the end of this year after securing long-awaited clearance for the takeover from the European Commission...
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Regulator requires BAA to sell Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh
Competition regulators in the UK have confirmed that they will impose a requirement on airports operator BAA to sell London Gatwick, London Stansted and...
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Former Qantas engineer jailed for faking credentials
A former Qantas Airways maintenance employee has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for carrying out work on aircraft without being properly...
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NewsEmbraer: No injuries in Phenom 100 runway excursion
Embraer is reporting that the crew of a production Phenom 100 was unharmed in a runway excursion incident after a test flight at the company’s Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil on 14 December.
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Gear problems vex Bombardier CRJs
US officials are investigating left main landing gear failures on two types of Bombardier regional jets on two separate occasions this week, incidents that...
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PICTURES: Spain receives first Tranche 2 Eurofighters
Spain has received its first three production examples of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter strike aircraft ...
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Elbit wins Israeli infantry UAV battle
Israel's defence ministry has picked Elbit Systems' Skylark 1 LE to deliver its battalion-level unmanned air vehicle requirements ...
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Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries (SSM) has selected the Gulfstream G550 for its command...
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NewsEADS restructures to simplify A400M management
EADS is to integrate its Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) into Airbus, simplifying the management organisation for its A400M project ...
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JAL latest to commit to biofuel test flight
Japan Airlines (JAL) has become the latest carrier to commit to carrying out a demonstration flight with an aircraft powered in part by biofuel.
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Qantas A380s to serve Singapore & London from 16 Jan
Australia's Qantas Airways is to start using the Airbus A380 on services to London Heathrow via Singapore from the middle of January after taking delivery...
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USAF launches competition for new HPM bomber
The US Air Force has launched a competition for a new aircraft demonstrator equipped with a high-powered microwave weapon that can take at least several...