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Israel's Elta develops miniature synthetic aperture radar pod
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Israeli electronics manufacturer Elta has developed and begun manufacture of the first podded synthetic-aperture radar (SAR)system that can be carried on fighter-sized aircraft as small as the Lockheed Martin F-16. Lockheed Martin's tactical aircraft division will work with Elta to market the radar. The EL/M-2060P ...
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RAAF buys F-111s
The US Department of Defense has announced the sale to Australia of 11 excess F-111 fighter aircraft, 130 F-111 Pratt & Whitney TF-30 turbofans, ALR-62I radar warning receiver systems and various related support equipment, with an estimated value of $500 million. Australia is the last operator of the F-111, with ...
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General Atomics Predator and Prowler ready for heavy fuel
Ramon Lopez/BRISTOL Unmanned air vehicle (UAV) builder General Atomics is seeking US Air Force support for an in-house heavy fuel engine (HFE) development for the Predator high altitude UAV, which is ready for flight testing. The company is also poised to test an HFE for the Prowler II tactical ...
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Brazil's Tiger upgrade stalled by currency and cost cuts crisis
Paul Lewis/RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's planned Northrop F-5E/F Tiger upgrade programme faces further delay, as a weaker local currency and mounting pressure on selected suppliers to cut costs prolongs protracted contractual negotiations. Elbit was selected as the integrator for the F-5 avionics upgrade last October, but because of the devaluation ...
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B-2 repair move
Northrop Grumman has begun the transfer of its B-2 composites repair operation to the US Air Force overhaul facility at Hill AFB, Utah, from its Pico Rivera, California, plant, which is to close by the end of the year. The company will continue to be responsible for most depot maintenance ...
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Russia plans airlifter update
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Russian air force plans to upgrade its ageing transport aircraft and improve its inventory readiness, which is threatened by delays to the introduction of new types. The plan's centrepiece will be a life extension for the Ilyushin Il-76 tactical transport, the most numerous aircraft in ...
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US Navy launches Target 21 competition
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense has started a competition to replace in-service subsonic aerial targets with a new low-cost system, known as Target 21. The equipment will replicate current and future anti-ship cruise missile and aircraft threats to US Navy ships. The new low-cost recoverable ...
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UK pauses on unmanned combat role
Ramon Lopez/BRISTOL Howard Gethin/LONDON The UK Ministry of Defence is to launch a third-phase concept study of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and conventional air launched cruise missiles (CALCMs). The study will seek alternatives to manned aircraft in the Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) project to develop a successor to ...
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Dassault Aviation to restructure by year end
Dassault Aviation will carry out its planned split into civil and military subsidiaries by the end of the year, with the new entities to be known as Dassault Falcon and Dassault Defense, the company has revealed. President Serge Dassault says the business will continue to maintain a strongly independent ...
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Mergers
US engineering giant Eaton has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Aeroquip-Vickers, a manufacturer of engineered products for the aerospace and industrial markets. French engine maker Snecma has spun off its Snecma Services division as a 100%-owned subsidiary responsible for overhaul of the CFM56 and other powerplants. Bell Helicopter Textron ...
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Perfect partner?
CASA's Alberto Fernandez has steered the Spanish manufacturer in a clear strategic direction, creating 'a lovely bride' for European manufacturers courting it Julian Moxon/MADRIDFor a 75-year-old national aerospace company on the verge of being sold to one of four European suitors, it would seem reasonable to assume that the atmosphere ...
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China deal
China and the USA have signed a new air services agreement doubling flights between the two countries by April 2001. It takes the number of carriers serving the market to four each and increases the range of cities served. No deal was struck on Chinese entry to the World Trade ...
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UK/US bilateral deal not such a 'big bang'
Chris Jasper/LONDON UK transport secretary John Prescott will meet his US counterpart, Rodney Slater, this week for talks which, according to government sources, will move the two countries further along the path to a new bilateral air services agreement. Prescott was due to meet Slater during a visit to ...
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Transaero cuts loss and aims for profit
Russian carrier Transaero made a loss of Rb355 million last year ($16.7 million at end-of-year exchange rates), down from Rb374 million in 1997. The Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport-based carrier - Russia's third largest - has reported turnover of Rb1.9 billion for last year, compared with Rb1.7 billion in the previous 12 ...
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Fog of war
History may forgive politicians for being mesmerised by the appeal of air power. Ever at the front end of military technology, able to strike with a precision and intensity unrivalled by other forces, aircraft (and lately missiles) have steadily become more and more lethal and accurate. The impression gained ...
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Boeing awarded Phase II UCAV contract
Boeing has won a $131 million contract from the US Air Force and the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency to develop two unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs), the second phase of its technology demonstrator programme. The UCAV is a tailless 9m-long, 10m-span, 3.6t aircraft with a reconfigurable mission system. Boeing ...
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Joint Strike Fighter avionics flying laboratory takes off
The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) 737 Avionics Flying Laboratory made its first flight at Wichita on 26 March. Boeing Aerospace Support has modified the aircraft to accommodate special avionics and instrumentation for development of the JSF. After two test flights lasting 2h, the 737 was delivered to the Boeing ...
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Chile revives fighter purchase competition
Paul Lewis/RIO DE JANEIRO Chile's deferred fighter modernisation programme is showing signs of revival, with Santiago asking competing US and European manufacturers to submit updated price and availability data. According to defence sources, Chile has requested British Aerospace, Saab, Dassault and the US Government to forward new information ...
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Routes
Crossair is resuming flights from Zurich to Klagenfurt in Austria using Saab 340s following Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways' decision to drop the route. KLM has ceased domestic services linking Amsterdam Schiphol with Groningen and Enschede. USAirways is expanding services from Atlanta, with additional daily flights to Boston ...
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SAS outlines fleet-wide renewal plans
Max Kingsley-Jones/STOCKHOLMAirbus Industrie remains favourite to win an order from SAS for its new long-haul fleet, as the carrier evaluates a new larger aircraft type for its European trunk routes. Flight International revealed in January that SAS had chosen Airbus Industrie's package of up to 15 A330-300s and A340-300s over ...