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US Army to sign for first two JCA airlifters
The US Army is expected to sign a contract within the next few weeks for its first two Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft, with deliveries...
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US Marines eye UK JSF shipborne technique
A shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) technique being developed by the UK for the Lockheed Martin F-35B is being eyed by the US Marine Corps as a way...
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Boeing offers US Navy lowest price
Boeing has offered the US Navy its "lowest ever price" for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ...
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MV-22s to get DIRCM for Iraq operations
The US Marine Corps is to direct Bell Boeing to develop a directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) installation for its MV-22 Ospreys as it prepares the...
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FlightSafety Services will receive $474 million for USAF logistics support
n FlightSafety Services will receive $474 million to provide logistics support to the US Air Force and US Navy fleet of Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texan II primary...
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Israel launches Ofeq-7 surveillance satellite
Israel's new-generation Ofeq-7 surveillance satellite was launched into low-Earth orbit on 11 June using a Shavit launcher from the Israeli air force's Palmachim...
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Italian NH90 sonics near service
Galileo Avionica will next month complete the final campaign of functional and performance evaluation trials of the OTS-90 sonic system with an NH...
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General Atomics to supply Iraqi air force sensors
General Atomics has received a subcontract worth $53 million to supply intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads for the Iraqi air force's future...
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Tech Notes 19 June 2007
EADS has extended its Innovation Works virtual research organisation to the UK.
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NewsPICTURES: Astrium aims for 2012 suborbital tourism flights
By 2012 EADS Astrium wants to begin suborbital tourism flights with its proposed space jet
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Used C-130s to contest US Air Force's combat tanker deal
An opportunity to sell 115 turboprop tankers to the US Air Force has sparked potential bids from prime contractors based on refurbishing retired Lockheed...
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Northrop Grumman seeks to undercut rivals on BAMS aircraft numbers
Northrop Grumman has proposed meeting the US Navy's effective time on station (ETOS) requirement for a new broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) fleet...
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Dayton university explores rapid shuttle turnaround
Thermal protection system technologies that would allow a Space Shuttle-like vehicle to be turned around in 8h or less are being investigated by the University...
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Atlas Air studies move to smaller widebody freighters
A strategy that could see all-Boeing 747 cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings acquire mid-size widebody freighters is under preliminary consideration...
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US Air Force seeks replacement for high-explosive cannon rounds
High-explosive incendiary (HEI) rounds fired by most US Air Force fighters may soon...
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X2 marks the spot for radical rotor designs
Sikorsky's X2 helicopter programme has a mixed R&D heritage, and could be the model for the next generation of rotorcraft designs