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Eurofighter offers Typhoon for Polish air force
The Eurofighter consortium has made its debut appearance at Poland’s International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, with the Typhoon being promoted as a potential replacement for the nation’s RSK MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-22M4 strike aircraft.
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NewsPICTURE: Polish-built Black Hawk makes MSPO show debut
PZL Mielec used the MSPO exhibition to reveal its second Polish-manufactured Sikorsky S-70i International Black Hawk ...
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NewsDoD official shows fresh optimism on F-35 cost
A senior Department of Defense official says Lockheed Martin is on track to reduce the cost of each F-35 Joint Strike Fioghter by as much as 6.25% ...
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European transport command opens for business
A new organisation tasked with co-ordinating the transport and tanker activities of four European air forces has been formed ...
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NewsPICTURES: RAF reveals 6 Sqn's first Typhoons
The Royal Air Force has released images of three Eurofighter Typhoons newly assigned to its reformed 6 Sqn ...
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NewsAlrosa Tu-154 overruns after emergency landing in Russia
Seventy-two passengers on board a Russian-operated Tupolev Tu-154 have escaped injury after the tri-jet sustained damage after overrunning a short runway...
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BAE buys sensor company
BAE Systems is expanding its sensor portfolio, acquiring electro-optical systems and multispectral sensor company OASYS Technology. The terms of the...
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Daher-Socata's TBM turboprop gets multi-mission approval from EASA
Daher-Socata has won major change approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) version of its multi-mission TBM single-engined turboprop.
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Indian air force poised for basic trainer fly-off
India's air force is poised to kick off flight evaluations with the five candidates for its replacement basic trainer requirement ...
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This Week Briefing
Boeing will decide within four months on whether to increase the monthly 737 production rate from 35 units to 40
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NewsPICTURES: IAI tests Colombia's new 767 tanker
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek unit has made flight trials with a modified Boeing 767 tanker for the Colombian air force ...
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Selex scoops Eurofighter self-protection deal
Selex Galileo has been contracted to provide defensive aids subsystem equipment for Tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoons ...
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Business briefs
Boeing says it needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on its troubled 787 airliner programme
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NewsRAF stands up new Typhoon squadron at Leuchars
The UK Royal Air Force will on 6 September reform its 6 Sqn with the Eurofighter Typhoon for quick reaction alert duties ...
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...
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L-3 division pushes for more F-35 work in Canada
Canadian firm L-3 MAS is lobbying the nation's government to negotiate a greater role on Lockheed Martin's F-35 programme ...
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PICTURES: Poland completes third Baltic air policing spell
Polish air force MiG-29s have completed their third spell of providing air policing cover for Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ...
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NewsPICTURE: Serbian air force gets refurbished helicopters
The Serbian air force is to make the first additions to its equipment inventory in almost 20 years, in the form of two overhauled Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters ...