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NewsEurofighter Typhoon proves close-air support credentials for RAF
The UK's first Eurofighter Typhoons are ready for multirole operations, following a successful RAF deployment to the USA ...
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New French security strategy calls for international co-operation
A new defence and homeland security strategy announced by French president Nicolas Sarkozy last week raised the prospect of increased outsourcing and international...
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India's Tejas light combat aircraft conducts first flight powered by General Electric F404-IN20 engine
India's Tejas light combat aircraft has flown for the first time powered by a General Electric F404-IN20 engine ...
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Europrop engine for Airbus Military A400M passes milestones
Recent successes with the Europrop International TP400 engine have boosted confidence in the Europe's A400M transport programme ...
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NewsEuroprop gears up for extra A400M sales
Europrop International's TP400 engine remains the front runner to equip any A400Ms sold to the US armed forces, believes consortium president Nick Durham ...
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Engine War revival: P&W bounces back with improved F100
Can Pratt & Whitney's resurgence in recent fights with GE to power exported US fighters continue? And does its success justify the costs of developing alternate engines?
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Alenia Aeronautica launches C-27J Spartan JCA flight-test programme
The first L-3 Communications/Alenia Aeronautica C-27J for the US Army's Joint Cargo Aircraft programme has entered a seven- to eight-week flight test period ...
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Business briefs
BUSINESS briefs GOODRICH WINS $600M C-5 RE-ENGINING CONTRACTS AIRLIFTERS Goodrich has won contracts worth $600 million, excluding aftermarket...
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GAO identifies flaws in US Air Force selection process
The Government Accountability Office identified seven categories of flaws in the US Air Force's selection process that awarded the KC-X contract to the Northrop...
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NewsBoeing, Northrop face changed backdrop for tanker contract repeat
The US Government Accountability Office ruling that categorically rejects...
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NewsRAF tests Omega-owned tanker aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force has made its first use of a third-party in-flight refuelling capability, employing two Omega Tanker-operated aircraft ...
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US GAO rejects latest appeal into Boeing KC-135 tanker support deal
Boeing has received a further boost to its aerial tanker business activities, with the US General Accountability Office having rejected a fresh protest by...
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US Navy weighs manned/unmanned debate in F/A-XX planning
The US Navy is weighing the merits of manned and unmanned solutions in its search for a successor to the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet ...
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NewsLockheed Martin C-130J selected for new special operations role
The $470 million contract announced today by the US Air Force opens the door for Lockheed Martin to sell as many as 115 more C-130Js to replace Vietnam-era C-130s serving special missions.
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NewsRAF Tornados to replace Harriers in Afghanistan
The UK will early next year replace its Afghanistan-based Harrier ground-attack aircraft with Tornado GR4s, after a commitment lasting over four years ...
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Farnborough air show preview: global village
A cluster of chalets, halls and pavilions at Farnborough will for a week in July be the centre of the aerospace world. We look at the highlights of this year's show
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Lockheed, Pratt get first contracts under Moroccan F-16 deal
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have received their first contracts to begin production activities linked to Morocco's recently approved purchase of...
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Brazil issues 120-aircraft request to five fighter manufacturers
Brazil has revived its delayed search for a next-generation multirole combat aircraft, and in early June issued requests for information to five bidders...
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NewsF-22, RAF to star at Air Tattoo
To be staged on 12-13 July, immediately before Farnborough, this year's Royal International Air Tattoo will feature...