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Mercury tools will help with Swanwick testing efforts
MERCURY Interactive has signed a contract to supply 170 of its XRunner 4.0 UNIX graphical user-interface (GUI) testing tools to Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the UK Civil Aviation Authority's ú150 million ($234 million) new en route centre (NERC) at Swanwick, due to open in December 1997. The ...
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First Taiwan satellite launch is delayed
THE LAUNCH OF Taiwan's Rocsat 1 communications satellite in April 1998 could be delayed by the need to redesign the spacecraft's solar panels. Taiwan National Space and US company TRW - which has a $61 million contract - are building the spacecraft, which is set for an $18 ...
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Russia prepares for new Start booster
RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC Rocket Forces Start 1 solid-propellant booster is being prepared at the Svobodny cosmodrome in the far-eastern Amur region of Russia for the first satellite launch from the new space centre, placing a small demonstration satellite, the Zeya, into low-Earth orbit in December. The Start 1, a ...
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Launch windows
The launch of the Space Shuttle STS80/Columbia mission, scheduled for 8 November, is likely to be delayed because the outer thermal panes of two front-cockpit windows need replacing. Wear on the 150mm-thick panes, which have been flown on seven and eight missions respectively, showed that they were "prone to fracture" ...
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R-R develops a low-emissions combustor for RB.211-535E4B
ROLLS-ROYCE is developing a new combustor for its RB.211-535E4B turbofan, which it claims will reduce the engine's nitrogen-oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 40%. The new variant is due to enter service, powering Condor's first Boeing 757-300, in the first quarter of 1999. According to David Snape, chief ...
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Belgian army modifies reconnaissance A109s
THE BELGIAN ARMY is re-equipping a limited number of its 18 Agusta A109BA observation helicopters for quick-reaction out-of-area deployment. Current plans are for five A109BA observation helicopters to be equipped with rocket-launcher and machine-gun pods. The launcher pods are from existing air-force stocks. The machine-gun pods are the ...
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South Korea aims to land Apaches
THE SOUTH KOREAN army is once again reviving its interest in acquiring the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) AH-64 Apache, but is facing pressure to hold a competition before ordering a new attack helicopter. An initial $12 million provision for an attack-helicopter programme is understood to have been included in ...
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F124 has successful T-45 debut
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE US NAVY, AlliedSignal and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are looking at ways to continue flight tests of the F124-powered MDC T-45A Goshawk following a successful 90min initial sortie on 7 October. The aircraft was flown from MDC's St Louis, Missouri, factory by T-45A ...
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MIDS production
A GEC-Marconi Systems/ Rockwell Collins joint venture has been awarded a $3 million US Navy contract to produce multi-functional information-distribution systems. Source: Flight International
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Quickfix may not be a fix at all
THE US ARMY RISKS buying an Advanced Quickfix electronic-warfare helicopter which may not meet performance requirements, says the US General Accounting Office (GAO). The US Army is spending $1.5 billion to develop and field the Intelligence Electronic Warfare Common Sensor. It is designed to locate, intercept and jam ...
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Japan gears up for SH-60 update
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN'S TECHNICAL Research and Development Institute (TRDI) is seeking initial funding in 1997 to begin work on an upgrade of the Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J naval helicopter. The Defence Agency institute has requested an 8.8% budget increase for the next fiscal year. Its ´178.5 billion ($1.6 ...
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Boeing takes lead in order race
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BOEING HAS edged ahead of Airbus Industrie in turbofan-aircraft sales at the end of the third quarter of 1996, the two manufacturers having effectively matched each other's performance in net-order terms during the first half-year. The US manufacturer, which had around 50% of the ...
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Sabena places new long-haul fleet
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS THE RATIONALISATION of Sabena's long-haul-aircraft types is the priority item on the carrier's fleet-planning agenda, with a decision expected soon on standardising on a single type. The long-haul decision is seen as a more urgent than the replacement of its older Boeing 737-200s, ...
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USAir investigates new 'no-frills' division
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN USAir and its pilots could lead the way towards the creation of a low-cost service designed to counter operations such as those of the newly created Delta Express, Southwest and ValuJet. Successful negotiations between management and members of the Air Line Pilots Association over the start-up ...
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Aeronavali converts
Aeronavali, a division of Alenia, has received a contract from United Airlines for the conversion of four McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CFs to full cargo configuration for the airline's new all-cargo services to Asia. The first two aircraft will be redelivered in March 1997, with the second batch following in September. The ...
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Sun seeks strategic overseas partner
Andrew Doyle/JOHANNESBURG THE SOUTH AFRICAN Government's plans for privatising domestic carrier Sun Air could get the go-ahead later this month, clearing the way for a sale by mid-1997. Trade-union representatives on the Government's transport sectoral task team, which is charged with evaluating restructuring options for the ...
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Decoy award
Israel Military Industries (IMI) has been awarded a $21 million US Navy contract to build 98 improved tactical air-launched decoys (TALDS) for use on McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet strike aircraft. The contract includes 80 units for combat operations and 18 TALDS for quality-assurance testing. The decoys will be manufactured at ...
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Bear gets Sea Eagle
`INDIA IS CONSIDERING fitting the British Aerospace Sea Eagle anti-ship missile to its fleet of Tupolev Tu-142M Bear F maritime-patrol aircraft. The Indian navy has already carried out carriage trials of the Sea Eagle on an Ilyushin Il-38 in May. The missile is used on Westland Sea King ...
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RAF reviews possible replacements
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE is considering at least three options to eventually replace its still highly classified British Aerospace Nimrod R electronic-intelligence-gathering aircraft. Airframe refurbishment, a modified business jet and an unmanned-air-vehicle solution are all viewed as potential candidates to replace the three Nimrod Rs, which are expected ...
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An-124 crashes on approach to Turin
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA Paul Duffy/MOSCOW THE TWO PILOTS of an Aeroflot Russian International Airlines (ARIA)-operated Antonov An-124 were killed, along with at least two people on the ground, when the aircraft crashed into houses short of the runway while attempting to land at Turin's Caselle Airport, Italy, on 8 ...