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Military Space Shuttle missions may resume
The Space Shuttle may be used to deploy two US Air Force Defence Support Programme (DSP) missile-early-warning satellites as part of a NASA/US Air Force programme which is designed to save costs and share technology. The two organisations will study the feasibility of flying the TRW-built DSP satellites ...
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PakSat contract
Pakistan will award France's Alcatel a $220 million contract to build and deliver to orbit a domestic and regional telecommunications satellite, the Paksat. Source: Flight International
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Soyuz crew
The crew of the Soyuz TM26, to be launched to the Mir 1 space station on 6 August, has been named as Anatoli Solovyov, Pavel Vonogradev and France's Leopold Eyhart, who will fly a 21-day commercial mission. Solovyov and Vonogradev will remain for 200 days. Source: ...
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Sea launch loan
The World Bank will guarantee a $100 million loan to Russia's Energia company for its participation in the Boeing-led Sea Launch venture to market commercial-satellite launches using the Ukrainian/Russian Zenit booster from an offshore platform in the Pacific. Source: Flight International
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Sounding off
India has launched its first Rohini RH-560 Mk2 sub-orbital sounding rocket from Sriharikota carrying a 100kg science payload to an altitude of 450km. It is the most powerful Rohini version to be developed by the Indian Space Research Organisations' Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvanabthrapuram. Source: ...
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S-TEC brings kitplane autopilots to market
Texas-based S-TEC has introduced a series of single- and two-axis autopilots for kitplane owners and other general-aviation users. The S-TEC System Twenty is a roll-axis flight-control system, providing roll stability, turn-command capability, heading preselect and heading hold, as well as en route and approach-navigation tracking. Extras on the ...
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VisionAire waits for Israeli answer on Vantage factory
VISIONAIRE HOPES to hear by July whether the Israeli Government has accepted its proposal to produce the Vantage single-turbofan business aircraft in that country. The St Louis, Missouri-based company has applied for "approved-enterprise" status, under which the Israeli Government would provide up to two-thirds of the $25 million ...
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Bombardier and Raytheon expand maintenance
The world's two largest corporate-aircraft makers have moved to reinforce their maintenance capabilities in Europe. Bombardier Aerospace has teamed with Lufthansa Technik, while Raytheon Aircraft is expanding its UK service centre. The Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Center at Berlin Schonefeld Airport will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and ...
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Commander tries a trade-in approach
COMMANDER AIRCRAFT has established an aviation-services department in a bid to increase its used-aircraft business. The company hopes that the move will encourage potential customers to trade in their aircraft for new Commander 114 piston-singles. Bethany, Oklahoma-based Commander saw sales of new 114s drop to just 15 aircraft ...
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Robin abandons plans to buy Avions Mudry
The president of privately owned French general-aviation manufacturer Avions Robin, Jean-Paul Pelissier, has pulled out of the contest to buy bankrupt Avions Mudry. His decision to withdraw leaves the Ìeld open to Dyn'Aero, the only other contender for the Bernay, northern France-based builder of aerobatic aircraft. ...
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GAMA record
General-aviation aircraft billings in the USA reached a record $886 million in the first quarter of 1997 because of strong corporate-jet deliveries, says the US General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Compared to the same period in 1996, aircraft billings increased by 60%.Total aircraft shipments also rose, with 237 units delivered ...
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First batch of Su-30MKIs arrives for Indian air force
First batch of Su-30MKIs arrives for Indian air force he first batch of a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multi-role combat-aircraft order for the Indian air force has been delivered by the Russian company. Eight basic Su-30PKs have now been taken to India, with the aircraft being delivered by Antonov An-124s of Volga ...
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Shorts faces penalty over C-23 delays
Short Brothers faces penalty charges because of continuing delays in delivering the C-23B variant of the Shorts Sherpa to the US Army. The company is behind schedule in delivering C-23B Plus transport aircraft to the Army, and further delays are expected because of nagging technical problems. ...
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Royal Navy begins process to replace Sea King Commando
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a replacement for the Royal Navy Westland Sea King HC4 Commando assault helicopter under the auspices of the Future Amphibious Support Helicopter (FASH) project. The MoD is looking to introduce a replacement for the HC4 into service around 2008, according ...
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Training contracts
British Aerospace Flight Training Australia (BAFTA) has announced new pilot training contracts worth A$3 million ($2.3 million). The Australian Army will now contract all its basic flying training to BAFTA. The move follows criticism of the Army's recruiting and training, and a current tri-service review in the wake of a ...
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Airservices/RAAF team
Airservices Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have signed a new agreement to establish joint civil and military air-traffic-control-tower training courses. The joint courses will be conducted at the RAAF's School of Air Traffic Control at East Sale, which has an advanced visual tower-simulator. Under the new arrangement, ...
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USAF F-16c to get strike upgrade
The US Air Force is to upgrade some of its Lockheed Martin F-16Cs, to provide the aircraft with a more-capable targeting and strike capability. Aircraft based at Aviano in Italy, with the 31st Fighter Wing, are to be modified to allow the F-16's improved data modem (IDM) to ...
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FLA delays exasperate Aerospatiale
Aerospatiale is warning that a continuing delay by France and Germany over the proposed Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military transport increasingly jeopardises the project's future. A senior Aerospatiale source complains that the failure of participating governments to commit to spending up to Fr600 million ($110 million) for the ...
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BAe plans negotiations for Canadian Hawk trainer deal
British Aerospace is to begin formal negotiations to provide up to 25 Hawk 100 trainers to Canada, following the latter's decision to proceed with the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme. Canadian defence minister Douglas Young announced the approval for the NFTC on 23 April, saying that ...
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Kamov flies modified Ka-50
Russian helicopter manufacturer Kamov has begun flight testing an all-weather attack variant of the Ka-50 Hokum, the Ka-50N, fitted with a more capable sensor suite. The Ka-50N prototype has been equipped with a nose-mounted forward-looking infra-red (FLIR) sensor, understood to have been supplied by Thomson-CSF. The ...