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Will Advanced European Jet Pilot Training programme finally take off this year?
After another disappointing 12 months in the history of the Advanced European Jet Pilot Training programme, questions continue to be asked over whether the...
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PICTURE: Polish air force deploys MiG-29s on Baltic mission
The Polish air force has deployed four RSK MiG-29 fighters and around 100 personnel to Lithuania to support NATO air policing commitments ...
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Latin America: military modernisation or arms race?
Military procurements in Latin America have sparked fears of a new arms race, led by Venezuela. But is it really a build-up or more a need to modernise ageing hardware?
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Boeing's Phantom Works Australia starts work
Work at Boeing's new Phantom Works research division in Australia is to focus initially on composite resin infusion light robotics for manufacturing and...
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Switzerland special: Pilatus the success story
Pilatus is set to make first deliveries of its PC-21, a turboprop with ambitions to replace the need for advanced jet trainers ...
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Fractions in action: satellites of the future
Mainframe computers have given way to desktop PCs, telephone exchanges to mobile phones, and now traditional satellites are to be challenged by modular spacecraft...
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Switzerland special: PC-21 builds on example of PC-12
business aviation PC-21 builds on example of PC-12 Pilatus will deliver its 800thPC-12 turboprop early this year, while the first Next Generation...
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Switzerland special: Bidders line up in fighter competition
Switzerland early this year launched the first stage of a contest to replace its Northrop F-5 fighters ...
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Switzerland special: Foreign service
national champion Foreign service Less than 10 years ago, state-owned RUAG was effectively an arm of the military. Today it is a very different...
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Lockheed's Asian dogfight
The venerable F-16 still holds its own but faces a tough fight in key procurement battles
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Slovenia grounds Pilatus PC-9 trainers after ejection seat incident
The Slovenian army has grounded its fleet of 11 Pilatus PC-9/9M advanced trainer and light attack aircraft, pending the results of an investigation into...
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PICTURES: Guided firing success clears way for pre-production of MBDA's Meteor BVRAAM
MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile programme will advance into its pre-production industrialisation...
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Passenger A330 'will not move to USA'
EADS chief executive Louis Gallois says the company has no plans to shift the final assembly line for the Airbus A330 to the USA to make way for A350 XWB...
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Further delays to Joint Strike Fighter programme
As programme cost estimates come under new scrutiny, parts of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme will...
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Finland receives first NH90, defends purchase
Finland has defended its purchase of NH Industries NH90s as it takes delayed delivery of the first of 20 tactical transport helicopters. The first aircraft...