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Global Express emerges as leading candidate for USAF communications relay role
The US Air Force is close to launching a new airborne system that can serve as a bridge between disparate datalink standards ...
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This Week briefings
BOEING HALTS CHINOOK ASSEMBLY OVER 'IRREGULARITIES' PRODUCTION Boeing has temporarily halted assembly work on its Philadelphia production line for...
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MT Aerospace: boldly ambitious
INDUSTRY Boldly ambitious The weak dollar may be creating trouble for German suppliers, but the strength of MT Aerospace's future aspirations...
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NATO'S eyes over Afghanistan
OVERSEAS SUPPORT NATO'S EYES OVER AFGHANISTAN While the Eurofighter is now delivering its first air defence duties for Germany, the nation's...
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Alert Eurofighter
DEFENCE Alert Eurofighter The German air force is ready to police the nation's southern skies, with its newest fighter poised to provide air...
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Gearing up globally
SUPPLIERS Gearing up globally No longer content to be just part of the supply chain for Europe's airframers, Liebherr-Aerospace is now playing...
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Global network prepares to play its parts
Grob faced several challenges in setting up a global sales and support network robust enough to compete with Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Pilatus. Before...
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EADS North America sets larger sights on US military market
EADS North America chief executive Ralph Crosby has offered a glimpse into his company's plans for consolidating on its recent success in winning a share...
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VIDEO: Lockheed Martin to advance F-35B engine tests
The Joint Strike Fighter programme's first short take-off and vertical landing aircraft is expected to perform more engine runs in mid-May ...
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Northrop starts re-engining JSTARS, but future unclear
Northrop Grumman will start re-engining the E-8C JSTARS airborne ground surveillance system aircraft, but the initiative's long-term future remains unclear ...
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First foreign F-35 contract awarded; Canada drops future order by 15 aircraft
The US Department of Defense has awarded the first contract to Lockheed Martin to build F-35 components for a foreign military customer, but reports from...
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NewsAustralia commits to decade of growth in defence spending
Australia's Labour government will increase defence funding by an average 3% per year until 2017-18, and could upgrade its air force Lockheed Martin C-130J transports ...
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RAF chief urges better command and control in Afghanistan
The UK needs more effective joint command and control structures in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Royal Air Force chief ...
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100 Greatest - Civil Aircraft Nominations
Find out more about the final shortlist for the civil aircraft category in the 100 Greatest survey
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100 Greatest - Military Aircraft Nominations
Find out more information about the final military aircraft shorlist in our 100 greatest survey
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Israel to expand UAV, helicopter safety measures
Israeli air force unmanned air vehicles are to receive a new engine monitoring system, in a bid to reduce the risk of accidents ...
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Philippine air force orders more SF-260 trainers
The Philippine air force has signed a $13.8 million deal with Italy's Alenia Aermacchi for 18 SF-260F primary trainers ...
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NewsNASA: more radar testing for Phoenix lander than all Mars probes combined
NASA has outlined its testing plan for the entry, descent and landing system that it hopes will get its Phoenix...
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NewsBoeing halts CH-47 assembly pending investigation
Boeing indefinitely ceased all assembly work today on the Philadelphia-based production line for the H-47 Chinook helicopter.