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NewsUPDATED: Lockheed test pilot killed in USAF F-22 Raptor crash
The US Air Force has confirmed that a Lockheed Martin test pilot died in a 25 March accident involving an F-22 Raptor near Edwards AFB in California ...
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US Navy seeks fuel-saving upgrade for Super Hornet engines
The US Navy plans to task General Electric Aircraft Engines with reducing the specific fuel consumption for the propulsion system powering its Boeing F/A-18E/F...
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News'Loose bolt' grounding spoils V-22 milestone
A precautionary order that temporarily grounded all 84 BellBoeing V-22 Ospreys currently in service marred a celebration for the US Air Force CV-22 programme’s latest milestone event.
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PICTURES: Poland receives first C-130E Hercules
Poland has received its first of five secondhand Lockheed Martin C-130E tactical transports from the USA ...
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NewsObama, lawmakers offer split views on KC-X strategy
US Defense Secretary Bob Gates has scotched suggestions that the air force's KC-X tanker deal could be split between Boeing and Northop Grumman ...
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PICTURES: New equipment to boost French helicopter safety
France's DGA procurement agency has ordered 25 ground mat kits to improve the safety of military helicopters landing under "brownout" conditions ...
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PICTURE: Crew escape German Tornado crash
Both crew members of a German air force Panavia Tornado were injured when they ejected during a landing incident at Büchel air base ...
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Indian air force seeks new basic trainer
The Indian air force is in discussion with Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics to finalise the configuration and performance parameters of a new ab initio...
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NewsFAA grounds large portion of Sikorsky S-92 fleet
The US FAA today grounded the Sikorsky S-92 fleet so that operators can replace certain original hardware thought to be related to the 12 March crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 off the coast of Newfoundland
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Argentina moves to nationalise Lockheed AT-63 plant
Argentinian officials have decided to reassert state control over the country's major aerospace manufacturing hub in Cordoba that was outsourced to Lockheed...
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NewsEcuador finalises big Super Tucano order
Ecuador has finalised a contract to buy 24 Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack aircraft ...
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Greece accepts first new F-16 fighter
Greece has accepted its first of 30 new F-16C/Ds from Lockheed Martin, with the aircraft to be ferried to the nation from May ...
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This Week briefings
Emirates is withdrawing its Airbus A380s from the Dubai-New York Kennedy route to shift the 489-seater to Toronto...
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Comment: Coming in under the radar
If Boeing's claims about its "stealthy" F-15 Silent Eagle are accurate, Lockheed Martin might have some explaining to do to international customers of its...
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NewsCougar investigators find gearbox flaw from earlier alert
Investigators scouring the wreckage of a Cougar Helicopters S-92A that crashed or ditched off the coast of Newfoundland 12 March have discovered a broken main gearbox component that was the subject of a 28 January alert from Sikorsky.
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Home sales in Israel help Elbit export business
Every sale it makes at home helps Elbit Systems build its larger export business
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NewsFAA: Sikorsky S-92 gearbox safety alert “premature”
FAA today issued a special airworthiness bulletin warning S-92 operators that manufacturer suggested procedures for main gearbox emergencies are “premature” and “may not be appropriate.”