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PICTURE: BAE completes Harrier rear fuselage programme
The seventh and final Harrier GR9 replacement rear fuselage has been...
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Defence in brief
in brief WESTAR APACHE DEAL Qinetiq North American company Westar Aerospace & Defence has a new five-year contract with the US Army to continue...
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Boeing calls for missile competition
Boeing has raised a completely new option for the US Air Force to overcome cost and reliability issues with a competitor's...
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NewsUS Navy awards UCAS-D contract to Northrop Grumman
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to build and demonstrate the first carrier-based, unmanned, strike aircraft with the X-47B.
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Aircraft carrier delay grounds Indian MiG fighters
India is unlikely to take delivery of the refitted Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov until 2011, three years after the due delivery date, Russian...
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Pilot Profile: Mike Mangold
Although Mike was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 10, 1955, he was raised on "California Sunshine".
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NewsLockheed tempts India with F-35 access
Lockheed Martin is dangling the carrot of future access to its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme to India, with industry...
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FLIGHT TEST: F-35 Simulator - Virtual fighter
It has become fashionable to talk of fighters in terms of generations that broadly describe their capabilities. Within this paradigm the F-15, F-16 and F-18...
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JSF pays off for Italians
jsf pays off for Italians Luca Peruzzi genoa A major stake in the development and production of its next fighter should reap huge benefits for...
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Assembly ramps up as STOVL takes shape
PROGRAMME PROGRESS GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Assembly ramps up as STOVL takes shape Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas plant is beginning...
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F136 set to stay as power alternative
PROPULSION PROGRESS GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC F136 set to stay as power alternative A choice of engines for the Joint Strike Fighter looks...
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NewsJapan mulls over indigenous stealth fighter
Japan has started a study to develop next-generation stealth technology, which if successful could lead to the production of its first indigenous fighter...
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Helping China learn to fly
Rod Bruce's 40-year journey from crop duster ground crew to senior pilot instructor has taken him to one of Asia's foremost training colleges, where he is one of many overseas flyers employed
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NewsA400M flight test schedule delayed, says EADS
First flight of the Airbus Military A400M transport has slipped by several months from the first quarter...
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Carrier decision cements UK JSF commitment
The UK's acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has moved a step...