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A merger too far ?
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman shocked the industry in July 1996 with news of their merger agreement. Now it is the turn of the US Departments of Defense and Justice to shock, with their last-gasp opposition to the merger plan. Just weeks ago, as shareholders voted to ...
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Ice find leads to renewed interest in lunar probe
Tim Furniss/LONDON Prospects for an eventual mission to one of the poles of the Moon to obtain ice samples have been boosted because data returned from the Lunar Prospector orbiter show a "high probability" that water ice exists. NASA, however, will be unable to support a fully funded ...
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Polar Lander construction is under way
Lockheed Martin Astronautics is constructing the Mars Surveyor '98 Polar Lander which is due to be launched on 3 January, 1999, to land at the southern polar cap of the Red Planet on 3 December, 1999. The Mars Polar Lander will be equipped with cameras, robotic arms and instruments ...
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Hughes to construct Asiasat replacement
Asia Satellite Communications has ordered an Asiasat 3S from Hughes to replace the Asiasat 3 satellite stranded in orbit after an ILS International Launch Services Proton launch failure on 25 December last year. Asia Satellite received $200 million insurance compensation for the loss and will use the funds for ...
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First component
The first major flight component of the NASA/Lockheed Martin X-33 sub-orbital re-usable launcher technology demonstrator vehicle has arrived at the Skunk Works, Palmdale, California. Source: Flight International
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Qantas talks with Cathay break down
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Talks have broken down between Cathay Pacific and Qantas over the Australian carrier's plans to acquire up to five RB.211-524D4-powered Boeing 747-200s, with airline sources confirming that the carrier expects to consider a wider range of options in the wake of the Asian downturn. These aircraft include new ...
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Shuttle catches up
Tim Furniss/LONDON NASA's Space Shuttle is catching up with the space age. Honeywell Space Systems of Arizona has delivered 11 flat panel displays for the Space Shuttle Atlantis, the first of NASA's fleet of four orbiters to undergo a cockpit display upgrade. Honeywell's Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) has a ...
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Dasa offers MiG-29 to fill EF2000 gap
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) is offering to upgrade Polish, Czech and Hungarian MIGMAPO MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft to a NATO-interoperable standard as a stopgap until each country is in a position to procure the Eurofighter EF2000. Although the aircraft has so far been considered too expensive for ...
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Broach the subject
The US and UK governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which allows for exchange of technical information related to the Broach penetrator warhead, also known as the Multiple Warhead System. The Broach is a candidate for use on the Raytheon Systems Joint Standoff Weapon and the Boeing AGM-86C ...
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Bahrain F-16
Bahrain has signed a letter of acceptance (LoA) to purchase up to 10 Lockheed Martin F-16Cs powered by the General Electric F110-100B. The LoA covers eight Block 40-standard aircraft with an amendment request for two more. Source: Flight International
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Kiowa improvements
Bell Helicopter Textron has received a $15.7 million US Army contract to retrofit the first 28 of 339 OH-58DKiowaWarriors - under the System/Safety Enhancement Programme - with digitally controlled Allison 250-C30R/3 engines, energy attenuating seats and avionics upgrades. Source: Flight International
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NMD support work
The US Army awarded Orbital Sciences, Lockheed Martin and Coleman Research $1.1 billion, $880 million and $959 million, respectively, to provide theatre missile defence target services for the US Department of Defense's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). Over 22 bids were solicited. The work is to be completed by early ...
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S Africa ban lifted
The USA has lifted its arms embargo on South Africa's Armscor, Kentron, and other Denel units following a visit to the country by US Vice-President Al Gore. The move clears the way for Boeing and Lockheed Martin to offer combat aircraft to meet the South African Air Force's future fighter ...
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RTCA backs FAA
US advisory body RTCA has formed a committee to develop standards for avionics terrain and airport databases, to be completed by December 1999, initially with its European equivalent, EUROCAE. Source: Flight International
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Ultra challenge
Bombardier has installed an Ultra Electronics active noise and vibration control system on two new Challenger 604 business jets. Approval of the system is expected in the second quarter of 1998. Source: Flight International
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Asta hornet first
Aerospace Technologies of Australia has delivered the first F/A-18E/F trailing edge flaps to its parent, Boeing. Source: Flight International
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Saega suspends
Saeaga Airlines suspended operations on 1 March and is seeking to sell or lease its fleet . The Malaysian regional airline has two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s and a Canadair Regional Jet. It is already in discussions to lease the Dash 8s to a new Brunei regional, Borneo Airways. ...
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AlliedSignal APU
AlliedSignal is developing an auxiliary power unit for the stretched Boeing 767-400, based on the 331-350 unit produced for the Airbus A330 and A340. The new 331-400B provides up to 40% more power than the 767 unit, with a weight increase of less than 13%, says the company. The 331-400B ...
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SEOS displays EF2000
SEOS Displays has supplied a PRODAS HiView visual display system to CASA's Eurofighter 2000 Aircraft-Pilot Integration Centre in Madrid, Spain. HiView provides an out-of-the-window field of view of 200 º horizontally by 100 º vertically, using six SEOS 1249 projectors. Source: Flight International
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King Air trainer
QuickTurn of Dallas has begun Raytheon Beech King Air C90/100 training using a flight training device made by Frasca International. Source: Flight International