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Turkey puts IAI Phantom talks on hold as Lebanon war raises anti-Israeli sentiment
The Turkish ministry of defence has halted negotiations with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) on a potential follow-on programme to upgrade an additional 40-50 Turkish air force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.
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Boeing and US Army to assess future variants of AH-64D Apache Longbow
With the contract to develop the Block III upgrade for the AH-64D Apache Longbow signed, Boeing and the US Army have begun assessing technologies - including directed-energy weapons - that could be incorporated in future modernisation programmes.
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NewsUS Navy warms to MQ-8B Fire Scout UTAV, awarding Northrop Grumman $136m final SDD contract
Northrop Grumman is moving into the final stages of systems development and demonstration (SDD) of the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) after winning a $136 million modification to an earlier US Navy contract.
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US Navy T-45 Goshawk jet trainers to get virtual mission training system synthetic radars
Boeing is to equip the US Navy's T-45 Goshawk jet trainer with a synthetic radar system. The company plans to launch a competition by year-end to develop the virtual mission training system (VMTS), which will use a digital datalink network to exchange GPS positions between aircraft and drive a synthetic ...
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HondaJet production moves closer as subsidiary is set up
Japanese car maker to pursue development of very light jet at North Carolina facility
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Geci plans Skylander plant in Portugal
French engineering company Geci International is hoping to finalise by the end of September funding of around €125 million ($161 million) from private and government investors to help fund a facility in Evora, southern Portugal to develop, manufacture and assemble the Skylander twin turboprop now under development
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Russian air taxi starter flags PC-12 intentions
Russian start-up air taxi company Dexter is in talks with Swiss manufacturer Pilatus to acquire PC-12 single-engine turboprops to complement its fleet of Myasischev M101Ts
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NewsBoeing: 737-900ER performance set to beat predictions
Boeing is optimistic that imminent flight tests of the newly rolled out 737-900ER will demonstrate better than guaranteed performance, allowing operators to use the aircraft year-round on longer-range flights including the most demanding transcontinental US routes.
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Russians reject response time criticism in July S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun probe
Russia's federal air navigation service chief has detailed the timeline of last month's fatal S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun, to refute suggestions that the emergency services' response to the accident was not quick enough.