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Defensive moves
It is shaping up to be a long, hot, summer for Europe's defence-electronics industry. The pending privatisation of Thomson-CSF has already got strategists busy plotting and rivals initiating pre-emptive manoeuvres, with Europe's other major defence-electronics player, GEC-Marconi, leading the pack. In the last couple of weeks, German industrial ...
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First satellite leaves Svobodny launch pad
The Zeya spacecraft was placed into orbit on 4 March by a Start 1 Rocket after the first lift-off from Russia's new Svobodny commercial-launch centre in the eastern Amur region. The 87kg military-research satellite was placed into a Sun-synchronous, 98¹-inclination, 426km-466km orbit by the five-stage modified SS-25 Topol ...
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Sundstrand gears up for TJ-50
Sundstrand Power Systems is planning to mass-produce a 0.22kN (50lb)-thrust turbojet ,which it believes will have applications for target drones, decoys, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and even missiles. "The engine is virtually creating its own market," says Sundstrand, which developed the low-cost TJ-50 through the US Advanced Research ...
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Safety seeds
In October 1996, when Capt Tore Granaas heard the news of a third Boeing 757 crash in Latin America in less than a year, he felt that something had to be done. The Latin American/Caribbean area as a whole does not have a good safety reputation. There are ...
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Reach for the ground
Head-Up Displays (HUDs) initially found favour in military applications because they enhanced pilots' abilities to fly their aircraft and deliver weapons accurately. The HUD also enabled the pilot to "keep his head out of the office" during high-adrenaline phases of flight by presenting him with the basic parameters he needed ...
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No European airlift delight
Sir - Your Comment "Strategic retreat" (Flight International, 12-18 February, P3) and the story "UK slashes FLA [Future Large Aircraft] numbers" in the same issue (P5) both allude to a forthcoming Lockheed C-141-replacement programme. While the C-141 is due to be replaced by 2006, there is not, and ...
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IAI considers joint AEW bid for Australia and South Korea
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is considering tendering for South Korea's pending airborne early-warning (AEW) competition offering an Elta Phalcon phased-array radar version of the Airbus Industrie A310, as well as the Boeing 767. IAI has already teamed with Raytheon E-Systems to offer an Elta radar-equipped A310 for Australia's ...
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Hellfire Contract
The Lockheed Martin/ Northrop Grumman joint venture has been awarded a $235 million contract for continued low-rate initial production of Hellfire Longbow anti-armour missiles and launchers. The award covers more than 1,000 missiles and 200 launchers. The contract represents a significant step toward full production. ...
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THAAD missile proves to be a dud once again
THE LOCKHEED Martin Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile failed on 6 March to destroy a simulated ballistic target, its fourth misfire in as many intercept attempts, jeopardising the future of the multi-billion dollar weapons programme. The latest test was originally due in December 1996, but the ...
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Searching abroad
In November 1996 Elbit, one of Israel's major manufacturers of electronic systems, was separated into three independent companies. Defence operations were transferred to a new company, Elbit Systems (ESL), the operations of which include the development and manufacture of defence systems, and the performance of upgrade programmes. ESL ...
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Python 4 heads for Chile and Singapore air forces
The Chilean and Singaporean air forces are on the brink of acquiring the Rafael Python 4 infra-red dogfight missile, with some indications that missile deliveries may have already begun. The image above appears to show a modified Northrop F-5 carrying four Python 4 missiles. The aircraft strongly resembles the Chilean ...
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Italy cuts projects to protect EF2000 interest
Italy's Tornado is in the frame for cuts The Italian air force has cut back severely its expenditure on proposed procurement projects, to ring-fence funding for the Eurofighter EF2000 programme. The definitive version of the Italian defence ministry's budget has been settled, according to defence sources, with EF2000 funding being ...
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Remote control - Deep Space 1's computer is the nearest thing yet to HAL, the computer star of the famous movie 2001.
NASA is preparing, it says, the "most advanced spacecraft advanced-intelligence software yet developed", for launch aboard its Deep Space 1 (DS1) spacecraft. The computer is the nearest thing yet to HAL 9000, the computer featured in the landmark science-fiction story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in 1968 by Arthur C ...
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Dassault Falcon launches in China
DASSAULT FALCON JET has formed a joint venture with China Xinhua Airlines and Avion Pacific to begin charter operations in China with a Falcon 50 business jet. The Dassault-owned, Chinese-registered aircraft will be based in Beijing and operated by China Xinhua. Hong Kong-based Avion will provide marketing support. ...
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MDHS moves in Mexico
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) has named Aeromundo Ejecutivo as its sales and service agent in Mexico. The Toluca-based company has taken delivery of an MDExplorer, for use as a demonstrator, and opened a customer-support centre in Acapulco. Source: Flight International
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Smith refines proximity warning system for light aircraft
Smith System Engineering says that it has reduced the number of false alarms produced by its low-cost aircraft-proximity warning system for light aircraft, after completing an initial 50h of flight testing. The system is being designed and tested by Smith under contract to the UK Civil Aviation Authority ...
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Russian Aerospace '97
Russian Aerospace '97 20-22 May, Moscow. Organised by Flight International and Aviaexport. Contact: Kim Daniels, First Conferences, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR, UK; tel: +44 (171) 404 7722; fax: +44 (171) 404 7733; email: confdesk@firstconf.com Source: Flight International
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Rockwell
Ed Senen has been named vice-president for sales and marketing of the Air Transport division of Rockwell Avionics & Communications, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He succeeds Shannon Murchison, who is to retire. Senen was formerly director of airline sales and service for Sextant. Source: Flight International
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Embraer
Peter Obeysekere has been named vice-president for Asia, the Far East and the South Pacific for Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. He was formerly a regional director at Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands and, before that, was with British Aerospace in the UK. Source: Flight International