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UAE gains AMRAAM go-ahead
THE US GOVERNMENT is to release the Hughes AIM-120 Advanced Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support its manufacturers in the country's strike-fighter competition. Sources close to the UAE fighter programme claim that the USA decided in July to make it clear to ...
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New internationalismfrom France fails at the starting gates
SNECMA CHAIRMAN Bernard Dufour says that he has been given clearance by the French authorities to go ahead with the disposal of the Messier-Bugatti brakes business, but has been asked to explore the possibilities of finding a French buyer. Snecma has been in negotiations with BFGoodrich over a ...
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Aerospatiale offers ASMP Plus missile
Julian Moxon/PARIS AEROSPATIALE IS proposing to the French air force a new version of the ASMP air-launched nuclear missile, the ASMP Plus, which it says will have twice the range of the existing ASMP, and be half as expensive as the abandoned ASLP long-range stealth missile. ...
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BAe offers thrust-vectored ASRAAM
Douglas Barrie/DUBAI BRITISH AEROSPACE IS to offer the US Air Force and US Navy a thrust-vector-controlled derivative of its Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) to meet the two services' AIM-9X requirements. A UK/US Government-to-Government memorandum of understanding is being negotiated, covering an ASRAAM-based bid to meet ...
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Aero to adapt Caravan
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES AERO UNION, THE California-based aerial fire-fighting-systems specialist, plans to begin negotiations with Cessna early in 1996 over plans to fit a tank-based fire-retardant delivery system to the Caravan utility aircraft. Aero Union commercial tank-works marketing manager Tom Prescott says: "We will be negotiating in ...
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UAE could be persuaded to take Enforcer
THE CASA CN-235 Persuader and Fokker Maritime Enforcer Mk2 are emerging as the front runners competing for the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) soon-to-be-decided order for new a maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA). The UAE air force is seeking four aircraft for MPA missions, including anti-submarine warfare and surface strike. The ...
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USAF seeks tanker-visuals upgrade
THE US AIR FORCE HAS launched a programme to upgrade the visual systems on 23 tanker-aircraft simulators. The Air Mobility Command Visual Upgrade Effort (AMCVUE) programme covers 19 Boeing KC-135 and four McDonnell Douglas (MDC) KC-10 simulators. A request for proposals was issued in late October and contract ...
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E&S launches improved visual
EVANS & SUTHERLAND (E&S) have launched the ESIG-4500 image-generator series to replace the present ESIG-2000 and -3000. Deliveries will begin in January 1996. The company has also moved to make it easier and quicker for customers to develop databases for its visual systems. The new machine generates more ...
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Lynx deal
CAE Electronics has won a C$30 million ($22 million) UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to supply a Westland Lynx HAS.8 full-flight and tactical simulator for delivery to the Royal Navy by late 1997. The Canadian company says that it plans to bid for the forthcoming Royal Air Force programme ...
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TTS builds 777 for Orbit subsidiary
THOMSON TRAINING & Simulation (TTS) is to install a Boeing 777 full-flight simulator at its Orbit Flight Training subsidiary at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The simulator will be the first for the 777 to be operated by an independent European training-centre. British Airways, has agreed to ...
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Relocation forces Vympel to delay R-77 production
RUSSIA'S VYMPEL design bureau has had to relocate its production line for the R-77 (AA-12 Adder) active-radar guided missile. Full production of the weapon is not likely to begin until 1997. The R-77, the Russian equivalent of the Hughes AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, was originally intended to ...
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Swissair to China
Swissair has begun a three-times-a-week Boeing 747 combi service from Zurich to Shanghai via Beijing. The outward flights are scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with return flights on the following weekdays. Permission to begin the service was granted by China during a visit to the country by Swissair president ...
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Russian carrier deploys to Adriatic
RUSSIA IS DEPLOYING the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to the Adriatic Sea in late December, equipped with up to 16 Sukhoi Su-27K naval fighters, eight Su-25UTG trainer/attack aircraft and ten Kamov Ka-27/29 anti-submarine helicopters. The deployment will mark the first time that the Russians have sent significant naval ...
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Laker sets a date for new venture
SIR FREDDIE LAKER plans to start his new "Regency Service" across the North Atlantic on 29 March 1996, using McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The emotive "Skytrain" title, used on his collapsed 1980s' operation, will not be revived, nor will the image of cheap travel. This time around, Laker is ...
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Battle of the big twins
Airbus and Boeing plan strategies for the next round of combat. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Paul Lewis/DUBAI WITH THE SINGAPORE Airlines decision now announced, the first round in the battle of the big twins is drawing to a close. There are still a couple of ...
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Stored Skyhawks threaten Kuwait deal for AH-64s
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS' (MDC) failure to dispose of surplus Kuwaiti A-4K Skyhawks is undermining the company's efforts to sell the country its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Kuwait's 1988 order for 40 MDC F/A-18 Hornets included the proviso that the manufacturer found a buyer for its A-4s. The 23 surviving ...
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Slot limits may scupper Virgin's domestic plans
VIRGIN ATLANTIC'S planned move into the domestic market is being hampered by slot restrictions imposed at London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Richard Branson's airline has re-activated Cityair (Chester), a dormant Virgin Holdings company which has applied to the Civil Aviation Authority for a scheduled operating licence. ...
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Spain wavers on Eurofighter
John Parry/MADRID Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH SPAIN IS CONSIDERING withdrawing from the Eurofighter programme just as the UK and Germany appear to be moving closer to an agreement on the controversial problem of work-share. The Spanish defence ministry confirms: "There is no decision taken yet, but withdrawal ...
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SIA goes for 777 with Rolls-Royce powerplants
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has placed an order for 34 Boeing 777s, with options on an additional 43 aircraft. Deliveries will run from 1997 to 2004. The $12.7 billion deal includes spares and the selection of Rolls-Royce Trent 800-series engines. The selection of R-R was the biggest surprise - the ...
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Prowler update
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman two contracts worth $80 million for work on EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft. One, worth $46 million, provides for work on wing centre sections and inner panels for ten aircraft. The second, for $34 million, initiates re-manufacture of four Prowlers to the Block ...