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Pakistan unveils low cost unmanned air vehicle for 'poor' nations
Pakistan's Air Weapons Complex (AWC) says that its new low-cost unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is aimed at 'poor' nations. Officials give no indication as to how inexpensive the UAV is to purchase. The Mark 2 vehicle's show debut was the first time it had been seen outside Pakistan. An earlier ...
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Boeing clinches USAF C-17 weapons deal
Boeing is to supply six more flight simulators for the C-17 transport under a USAir Force contract potentially worth $124 million. The first of the new weapon system trainers (WSTs) - to be built by FlightSafety International (FSI) - will be delivered in January 2002. The C-17 aircrew training ...
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E&S wins contract for AH-1W simulators
Evans & Sutherland (E&S) has won a $7 million contract to produce visual systems for two Bell AH-1W attack helicopter simulators to be supplied by US prime contractor JF Taylor. E&S will supply two six-channel ESIG-4530 image generators, each driving a five-projector partial dome display that provides a 220º horizontal ...
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CAE puts one roof over UK operations
CAE Electronics has opened a £13 million ($21 million) facility at Burgess Hill in the UK, bringing under one roof operations that had been spread over several UK sites. The move allows CAE's UK arm, best known for military land systems simulation work, to grow, particularly in flight simulation ...
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Flightsafety secures long-term deals for regional jet training
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC FlightSafety International (FSI) has signed long-term training agreements with three regional airlines to build and operate regional jet simulators. Under a 15-year deal with American Eagle, FSI will build its first simulator for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 700. The machine will be ...
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Swedish air force gets second Gripen FMS
Lockheed Martin has delivered the second of two Saab JAS 39 Gripen full mission simulators (FMS) to the Swedish air force. The final two of five lower-fidelity multi-mission trainers (MMT) will be delivered later this year. The FMS combines an actual JAS39 cockpit with a dome visual display incorporating ...
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UPS contract leads Thomson to Windows NT
Thomson Training &Simulation (TTS) has launched a Windows NT-based full flight simulator with an order from United Parcel Service. TTS says the simulator, for the Airbus A300-600R, will be the world's first to feature a PC-based real-time computing architecture using the Windows NT operating system. Presently, the company uses ...
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New satellite series from Hughes
Hughes Space and Communications and DirecTV - a unit of Hughes Electronics - are to launch a new satellite series, the DirecTV 1-R, based on the HS-601 HP direct broadcasting spacecraft bus. The first DirecTV 1-R will be stationed at 101ºW in geostationary orbit, equipped with 16 Ku-band ...
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Elbit and IAI to discuss rescue for Thai F-5 upgrade
Elbit Systems is seeking a deal with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to kick-start an upgrade programme for the Thai air force's Northrop F-5s which has been hit by budget cuts. Talks between the Israeli companies are expected soon in an effort to assemble a finance package. Elbit had earlier won ...
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Parliament approves Italian programmes
Andrea Nativi/GENOA Italy is to press on with procurement of a new maritime patrol aircraft and Iris-T missile and upgrades to the Raytheon HARM, after the programmes were approved by the Italian Parliament's House and Senate defence committees. Italy will upgrade 350 HARM missiles in a L52 billion ...
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US Air Force command to evaluate Litening pod
The US Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC) is to evaluate the Rafael Litening targeting and navigation system as part of its planned procurement of up to 500 night attack systems to replace the two-pod Lockheed Martin Lantirn. The US Air National Guard (ANG) and Reserve command have already ...
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PAC-3 intercepts ballistic missile
The Lockheed Martin Vought Systems Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) "hit-to-kill" air defence missile intercepted and destroyed an incoming target theatre ballistic missile during a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on 15 March. The high-velocity PAC-3 is the latest generation Patriot missile, designed to shoot down theatre ...
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Bombardier wins Australian UAV lease competition
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Bombardier Defence Systems has won an Australian Department of Defence competition for the short-term lease of a tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV), with its Guardian CL-327 vertical take-off and landing system. A contract is expected to be signed in the next two to three weeks. Bombardier ...
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Delays hit Nimrod 2000 update
Howard Gethin/LONDON Serious delays to the £2.4 billion ($3.9 billion) programme to update 21 British Aerospace Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft to MRA4 standard for the Royal Air Force have pushed back the aircraft's in-service date until at least 2005. Compensation payments are being negotiated by the Ministry of ...
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Australia draws up shortlist for scout helicopter competition
The Australian Department of Defence is expected to release a shortlist for its armed reconnaissance helicopter project by the end of this month. Industry sources are widely tipping the Agusta Scorpion variant of the A129 (above), Eurocopter's Tiger and the Boeing AH-64 Apache as the final contenders. The project is ...
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USN picks Lockheed Martin for P-3C service life assessment
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems (LMSA) believes that the company's selection by the US Navy to conduct a P-3C Orion Service Life Assessment Programme (SLAP) will lead to a major airframe modification effort to keep the USN's long-range maritime-patrol aircraft flying until 2015. With 200 USN P-3Cs ...
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Fly-off will decide winner of US Army fast-track UAV contest
The US Army is to open its Close Range Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (CR-TUAV) programme to a fast-track competition, with "fly-off" flight trials to be completed by August. The competition will be conducted in two phases, with the first to demonstrate system capabilities. The second phase calls for selection ...
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Sweden tests Viggen upgrade
The Swedish air force has begun flight testing an enhanced tactical situation display for the Saab JA37 Viggen interceptor as part of the aircraft's Mod D upgrade programme. Five aircraft will take part in flight tests. A decision on series production is expected in the next few weeks, says Ericsson ...
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Philippines rescue plan set to go ahead
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) rescue plan looks set to be pushed through despite opposition from its unsecured creditors. The plan, submitted to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, has been approved by UK, French and German Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), but looks likely to be rejected by unsecured creditors ...