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GE Aviation Czech H80 engine gets research grants
Research grants worth $4 million have been awarded by the Czech government to GE Aviation Czech for new turboprop engine technologies. Using the grant...
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NASA Global Hawk first flight on 17 September
A prototype for future PC-based unmanned air vehicle ground control stations developed for NASA's two Northrop Grumman Global Hawks is also a cause for the...
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CIRA plans Unmanned Space Vehicle flight and hypersonic cooperation
Preparations will begin in October for Italy's second supersonic Unmanned Space Vehicle flight, while talks with Australia have started for a related hypersonic...
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DSEi: Selex Galileo flies Seaspray 5000E radar
Selex Galileo has conducted the first test flights with its lightweight Seaspray 5000E surveillance radar ...
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More C-17 sales possible after C-5A retirement ban lifted
A panel of US senators has voted to remove a five-year-old legal ban on retiring the US Air Force's 59 Lockheed Martin C-5As, perhaps paving the way for...
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DSEi: UK, France launch new anti-ship missile
The UK and France have launched a co-operative effort with MBDA to develop a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile ...
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PICTURES: Nigerian ATR 42 maritime patrol enters flight test
The Nigerian air force's first of two ATR 42-500 maritime patrol aircraft has begun flight testing at Alenia Aeronautica's Turin Caselle site ...
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Business briefs
UK trade associations the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers, the Defence Manufacturers Association...
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This Week Briefings
Three men face long prison terms after being found guilty in a UK court of conspiracy to murder over the 2006...
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Aluminium nutating engine in combustion tests
Combustion tests are under way for an aluminium nutating engine that could deliver the power density that the US military requires from its internal combustion...
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PICTURE: RAF's first Nimrod MRA4 makes flight debut
BAE Systems' first production example of the Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft has made its flight debut ...
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Boeing machinists in Charleston reject IAM representation
The machinists at Boeing's newly acquired Charleston facility have voted against continued representation by the International Association of Machinists...
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First F-35B resumes flying after year-long hiatus
A key test article for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme has returned to flight after a nearly year-long hiatus. The BF-1 flight-test...
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NewsDSEi: Saab 2000 offered for maritime patrol, signals intelligence tasks
Saab has released first details on two proposed new military versions of its Saab 2000 regional airliner ...
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787 delay could prompt LOT to switch to Airbus
LOT Polish Airlines has warned that it is considering an offer to switch to Airbus in the wake of the delays to its Boeing 787 order. The Polish flag...
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NewsDSEi: EADS defence chief urges UK to consider Talarion UAV
EADS hopes to advance its three-nation Talarion UAV project this year, and believes the UK should get involved ...
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NewsBrazil continues FX-2 competition, backtracks on Rafale 'selection'
Brazil is continuing to negotiate with all three bidders for a multi-billion dollar fighter contract, despite an earlier announcement of French success ...
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DSEi: Royal Navy orders Q-Sight display for Lynx helicopters
BAE Systems has secured the launch customer for its' low-cost Q-Sight helmet-mounted display technology ...
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Cash shortage freezes UK Moon mission
The UK's Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecom Experiment mission that was to fire penetrators into the lunar...