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US Navy launches C-2A remanufacture study
The US Navy may launch a remanufacturing programme to extend the service lives of 36 Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhounds by using tooling and components already developed for the E-2D.
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NewsEADS executive survives Alaska air crash, but former senator killed
EADS North America confirms that chief executive officer Sean O'Keefe survived an aircraft crash late on 9 August in Alaska, the same accident that killed...
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Opinion
Comment: Human factors
What we all know as unmanned aircraft systems are called remotely piloted aircraft by the US Air Force. The difference is expensive, but the service's culture may be hard to change
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Thermal Engineering buyer expects further consolidation
The buyer of engine parts maker Thermal Engineering hopes to capitalise on consolidation
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Raytheon wins SDB II contract over Boeing/Lockheed team
Raytheon has won a $450 million contract to launch development of the small diameter bomb increment II (SDB II) for the US Air Force and Navy, a competitive...
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NewsAustralia signs Heron UAV contract extension
Australia has extended its deal to operate leased Heron UAVs in Afghanistan until at least December 2011 ...
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NewsColombia requests nine more Black Hawks for counter-narcotics fight
Colombia has requested the possible purchase of nine more Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters worth over $160 million ...
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NewsUK approaches Airbus Military, Thales for A400M training service
The UK is seeking a synthetic training service for its future fleet of A400Ms, to run until at least 2030 ...
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Taiwan's Air Force to pay TransAsia NT$537m in damages from 2003 incident
Taiwan's Air Force was ordered today to pay NT$537 million ($16.9 million) in damages to Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways for a 2003 incident at the military-managed...
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Korea targets 90-seat turboprop market
The ATR-Bombardier regional turboprop duopoly could be set for a shake-up if Korea Aerospace Industries moves, as early as 2011, to launch a 90-seater it is evaluating.
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NewsUSAF debates major upgrade for F-22 Raptors
The US Air Force has confirmed to Flight International that a decision is pending on whether to launch a major upgrade for 63 of its Lockheed Martin F-22s
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PICTURES: Russia's Zala Aero flies long-endurance UAV
Russia's Zala Aero has flown a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle named the Zala 421-20 ...
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PICTURE: A400M 'Grizzly' clears runway debris trial
Airbus Military's A400M has made its first high-speed taxi trial on a rough field surface ...
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NewsRAF launches first Nimrod MRA4 training course
The UK Royal Air Force has launched a training course for the first instructors to prepare crews for its new BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 ...
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Boeing receives first AESA for USAF F-15E
Boeing has begun laboratory tests on the first Raytheon APG-82 active electronically scanned array, before integrating the advanced radar on a US Air Force F-15E.
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PICTURE: A400M passes ultimate wing load test
Airbus Military has conducted the ultimate load test on the A400M's all-composite wing, subjecting the design to 150% of the maximum bending load expected...
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NewsEADS six-month income halved by rise in R&D spend and changing exchange and hedge rates
EADS's net income halved in the first six months of 2010, dropping to €185 million ($245 million) from €378 million in the same period of 2009, despite revenues remaining stable to total €20.3 billion,
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Czech firm wins Mi-17 overhaul deal with NATO
Czech company LOM has won a NATO tender worth Kc250 million ($13.4 million) to repair four Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters: two each for Bulgaria and Romania.
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In fresh blow to Eurofighter, US touts possible F-16 sale to Oman
US defence officials say Oman has asked for a potential purchase of 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50/52 fighters worth $3.5 billion ...
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RAF to inspect grounded Hawk trainer fleet
The UK Royal Air Force is awaiting inspection guidelines that should enable it to resume flight operations with its Hawk jet trainers ...