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Russian design bureau develops new R-77 seeker
Russian radar seeker design bureau AGAT has produced a prototype of a variant of the 9B1103M active radar seeker used in the Vympel R-77 (AA-12 Adder) , suitable for use in air-to-air and surface-to air-missiles. The system is likely to be fitted to Vympel's upgraded R-77M missile. Although sharing ...
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Raytheon supplies UK with AMRAAM costs
Raytheon of the USA has supplied the UK Ministry of Defence with cost estimates on buying several hundred Amraam AIM-120 B missiles for use on Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado F3s and Eurofighter EF2000s as an interim weapon while a next generation missile is developed. The estimates were delivered ...
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Arrow flies straight and true in first full test
A successful first test of the complete Israeli Arrow tactical anti-ballistic missile system was carried out on 14 September. The Arrow 2 was launched from the Israeli air force's test site at Palmachim. No target missile was flown, but the system's fire control computers simulated a target. The Arrow ...
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UK test fits Avpro Exint pod on Harrier
The UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency has test fitted the Avpro Exint pod on a British Aerospace Sea Harrier F/A2 at the company's Boscombe Down facility. The system, designed for combat search and rescue and special forces insertion, will be flown later this year following interest from the ...
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Boeing's tailless 'Super Frog' hops on to the drawing board
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing has begun initial development of an advanced tailless, four-engined tiltwing short take-off and landing military transport using company funds. The company believes potential customers for the turboprop, which could be available within 10 to 12 years, include the US Air Force Special Operations Command, ...
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Vinten for Gripen
Saab and British Aerospace have selected W Vinten of the UK to supply its Vicon 70 Series 72c reconnaissance pod for the export version of the Saab Gripen. The Series 72c is a day/night low and medium altitude electro-optical/infrared tactical reconnaissance pod which can be used for a range of ...
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India shops for more Su-30s to maintain air force strength
The Indian Government has approved the purchase of 10 more Sukhoi Su-30 strike aircraft for the Indian air force, in addition to the 40 aircraft which were ordered in 1996. India has an initial batch of eight Su-30PUs in service (originally built for the Russian air force), which will ...
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Peruvian MiG-29 purchase seals service deal
Peru will buy three new MiG-29 fighters from MAPO, in addition to the 18 secondhand models purchased last year from Belarus, in a deal that secures service and logistics support for the whole Peruvian MiG-29 fleet. Peru has reportedly had difficulty with spares and technical support direct from Belarus. ...
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Singapore Pumas move to Australia
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has moved a squadron of 12 Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma transport helicopters to the Australian Army Aviation air base at Oakey, Queensland, under an overseas basing agreement with Canberra. Under the 15-year basing agreement, signed with Australia in October 1996, Singapore has ...
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Pakistani Hercules collide on the ground
Two Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft belonging to the Pakistani air force were destroyed during a collision at Rawalpindi airbase on 10 September. Five crew members died when one C-130 returning to the parking area after a ground check failed to stop because of a brake failure thought to ...
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Prices rise as high altitude
Costs of the Lockheed Martin/Boeing DarkStar and the Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), undergoing advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD), are soaring to $13 million a copy - $3 million more than the price set several years ago, say US Air Force officials. The Tier II ...
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Russian fleet to get adapted Topol-M
The Russian navy is to order a new solid fuel strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile for its fleet, says commander in chief Adm Vladimir Kuroedov. The weapon will have 70% commonality with the land-based Topol M (RS-12M variant 2) missile. It will be jointly developed by Moskovsky Institut Teplotechnika and ...
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German Tornados to get Israeli
The German air force is to equip its Tornado fleet with 60 Tornado self-protection jammers (TSPJ) which are being supplied by the Elta division of Israel Aircraft Industries and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa). Deliveries of the jammers to Germany are already under way. Elta has been awarded a $150 million ...
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Ageless and appealing
Peter Henley/PHOENIX Re-engineing the Dassault Falcon 20 with AlliedSignal TFE731-5BR-3C turbofans is an interesting and unusual project. It is not the first instance of an ageing, but sound, airframe being given a new lease of life with a later-generation engine - but it is unusual in that the resultant aircraft ...
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Regional jam ?
Paul Lewis and Graham Warwick/FARNBOROUGH The regional aircraft market has undergone a radical shake-up in recent years, during which time supply has been dramatically curtailed in the face of finite demand. The casualties have been numerous - Fokker, Jetstream and Saab to name a few. The market has shifted from ...
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Burgeoning business
Kate Sarsfield/FARNBOROUGH The major business aircraft manufacturers paraded their wares at the Farnborough air show in the hope of stimulating further interest in this burgeoning market sector. Galaxy Aerospace's $17 million, super mid-sized Galaxy business jet made its world debut, and the company announced pre-show orders valued at more ...
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Under surveillance
Graham Warwick and Howard Gethin/FARNBOROUGH NATO is watching the UK's Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) competition with keen interest as it works to restart its stalled Air Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme. The winner of the £730 million ($1.2 billion) UK contract is likely to take pole position for any NATO procurement, ...
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Power struggle
Andrzej Jeziorski and Guy Norris/FARNBOROUGH International Aero Engines (IAE) may be celebrating its biggest ever V2500 order, the $2.5 billion deal to power up to 188 Airbus A320 family airliners for British Airways, but the partner companies seem intent on carving up the consortium rather than enjoying its belated ...
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Deep impact
Max Kingsley-Jones/FARNBOROUGH Airbus Industrie's recent, relentless pounding of Boeing continued through the Farnborough air show week, with the European consortium announcing some $12 billion worth of sales, taking orders past 3,000. The string of recent successes, combined with a new product launch, look set to ensure that Airbus will indeed ...
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Rejuvenating the old
Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO Despite strong sales of new business jets, many operators are holding on to what they have, spending millions of dollars to update interiors, cockpits and, in some cases, engines to 21st century standards of technology and reliability. Among the most sought-after interior upgrades is a state-of-the-art entertainment ...