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NASA orders Black Brants for Wallops
Canada's Bristol Aerospace has been awarded a $4.4 million contract from NASA for 20 Black Brant sub-orbital rockets, including the Black Brant XII, the largest in the fleet. NASA will use the boosters for science missions launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Centre. ...
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Classic seeks financing
Classic Airways, the London Stansted-based charter carrier which began operating in October 1997, has applied for administrative receivership while it seeks a fresh financing deal. Its two aircraft, Lockheed L-1011 TriStars leased from Equis of the USA, have been grounded at Stansted since 20 August after British World Airlines ...
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Pilot Planning
Airlines are the first to tell the world how fast they are changing to meet the demands of a progressively deregulated, competitive marketplace. One area, however, in which they are being left behind is in the provision of high quality pilots for the future - indeed, even for today. Flight ...
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US Air Force starts tests in bid to verify fighter safety device
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Flight testing of an automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) is under way using a Lockheed Martin Block 50 F-16D fighter assigned to the US Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California. The AGCAS involves three main components. The first is an updated ...
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Leninets develops anti-ship seeker
Russian seeker manufacturer Leninets Radar MMS has developed a new dedicated anti-ship missile radar seeker, designated the ARGS-K. The seeker is a coherent double RF-band multi-channel unit, suitable for weapons in the supersonic Kh-31 and subsonic Kh-35 class, aimed mainly for export. The 70kg (155lb) seeker has a detection ...
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Dasa steps up search for AT2000 partners
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) is stepping up efforts to enlist partners and customers for the AT2000 Mako advanced trainer/light combat aircraft (LCA) as it gets closer to deciding on full-scale development. At the same time, the company is looking at the potential for an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) derivative. ...
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Canada aims to keep Hornets and Orions sharp with updates
Canada has launched studies into phased upgrades of its Boeing F-18 Hornet and Lockheed CP-140s. The work is aimed at keeping them operationally effective while staying within the country's limited defence budget. "It's important that these aircraft maintain their operational relevance, and their credibility with our allies," says Lt ...
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Australia pins faith in Popeye as it revises stand-off plans
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Australia's Department of Defence has restructured its Air 5398 stand-off weapons project, with further stocks of AGM-142 Popeye missiles to be purchased to provide a capability against semi-hardened targets, while a new generation modular missile will be acquired to support strikes at distances of at least ...
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Greek Litening pod deal nears fruition
The Greek air force is to equip its McDonnell Douglas F-4s with the Rafael Litening targeting and navigation pod in a $35 million contract expected to be signed soon. The deal includes options that may bring the total value to the Israeli company to around $50 million. Last month ...
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Refuellling order
Flight Refuelling is to supply Mk32B air-to-air refuelling wing pods for Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules tankers. The launch customers are the US Marine Corps, which has five aircraft on order, and the Italian air force, which will have six aircraft. The contract is valued in excess of $20 million. ...
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Barco success
Barco Display Systems is to supply graphics controllers with radar display capability and 510mm rugged colour flat panel displays for the US Navy's Northrop Grumann E-2C Hawkeye 2000 upgrade programme. The Belgian company has also been selected to supply rugged colour displays for the British Aerospace Nimrod MR Central ...
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UK carries out compatibility tests of search and rescue pod
The UK Defence Research Agency (DERA) has carried out fit compatibility tests of Avpro's Exint pylon-mounted pod, designed to carry soldiers or downed aircrew. The trials, carried out on 4 September, confirmed the pod's suitability for carriage by the British Aerospace Harrier. The pod was developed primarily for ...
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F-22 testing stays on course to meet Congress deadline
Graham Warwick/FARNBOROUGH Flight testing of the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 is "on track" to meet a deadline set by the US Congress, which wants to be convinced that the fighter is meeting its performance goals before releasing funds for the first production-standard aircraft. Congress has demanded that 183h of ...
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Sweden looks to restructure
Proposals on restructuring the Swedish armed forces will be submitted to the Swedish Government on 12 October. The plans will reflect Sweden's shift in stance from maintaining a neutral defence posture to participating in international peacekeeping operations. Maj Gen Jan Jonsson, Swedish air force Inspector General, says the restructuring will ...
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UAE starts negotiations on $7 billion F-16 order
Formal negotiations with the United Arab Emirates on its $7 billion order for 80 Lockheed Martin F-16s have finally begun, after the completion of prolonged talks between the US and UAE governments on technology transfer. Sources say the resulting agreement gives the UAE the advanced technology features it wants ...
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Yak-130 goes to Italy to beat Russian crisis
Aermacchi has admitted that the growing turmoil in Russia has delayed work on the Yak-130 jet trainer it is developing in a joint venture with Yakovlev. The Italian company says the problems mean the aircraft will be unable to meet the timetable of some potential customers, including South Africa. ...
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Airbus confirms Emirates and ILFC A340 orders
Airbus Industrie has confirmed orders from two customers, Emirates and International Lease Finance (ILFC), for up to 26 A340-500/600s. The two deals have an estimated value of $3.8 billion, including options. ILFC's deal for 10 Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered A340s includes five firm orders and five options, with deliveries scheduled ...
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Eurofighter prepares bid for Norwegian contest
Eurofighter is preparing to submit a Typhoon bid to Norway in the first major international fighter competition since the United Arab Emirates elected to order the rival Lockheed Martin Block 60 F-16C/D. The Norwegian decision is viewed as being of major importance, with several countries now drawing up similar ...
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Helicopter builders line up for contracts
Eurocopter, GKN Westland and Sikorsky are lining up to supply Finland and possibly neighbouring Scandinavian countries with up to 80 helicopters. Finland plans to buy an unspecified number of utility transport helicopters to replace its Mil Mi-8s, and is expected to issue a request for proposals early in 1999. ...
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Globalstars lost
The failure of a Russian Zenit 2 booster during launch on 10 September, with the loss of 12 Globalstar mobile communications satellites, may force Boeing to carry a dummy satellite rather than a commercial payload on its first flight of the Sea Launch, a booster based on the Zenit 2, ...