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Argentina launches work on IA-73 trainer
Some 25 years after it began work on its last aircraft - the IA-63 Pampa - Argentina's FAdeA has disclosed plans to develop a new trainer. The company's...
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NewsDutch to upgrade Cougar helicopters
The Dutch defence ministry has announced plans to perform a mid-life update for its 17 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar transport helicopters ...
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Interview
Working week: John Copley
John Copley is putting years of experience garnered from a variety of roles within the UK's aerospace sector to good use at the helm of the not-for-profit trade association Farnborough Aerospace Consortium
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Business briefs
European regulators have cleared UK tour operator Thomas Cook Group to acquire German travel company Oger Tours, after concluding that the transaction would not affect competition
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Briefing
Moscow has selected Kazan to manufacture a previously undisclosed long-range strike aircraft, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has revealed. Kazan will continue to upgrade the Russian air force's current Tupolev Tu-22s and Tu-160s, and then "start assembling a new-generation strategic bomber", RIA Novosti quotes Putin as saying
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NewsUSAF welcomes RQ-4 signals collector to Guam
The US Air Force has welcomed the first of three RQ-4 Global Hawks that will be deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam ...
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NewsRAF resumes Eurofighter operations after ejection seat fix
The UK has approved an urgent safety modification to be made to the Eurofighter Typhoon's ejection seat ...
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FAA reveals V-22 near-miss, controller issues
The US FAA has revealed that a V-22 Osprey and civilian de Havilland Twin Otter parachute jump aircraft came within feet of colliding ...
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NewsPICTURE: Eurocopter Spain kicks off Tiger test campaign
Eurocopter Spain has performed its first flight with the multi-role Tiger HAD attack helicopter ...
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NewsPICTURE: MBDA reveals clipped-fin Meteor for F-35
MBDA has revealed a slightly modified Meteor that would allow four of the beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles to be stored inside the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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NewsIsraeli cabinet approves $2.75b JSF deal
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the nation has approved an order for its first 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters ...
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NewsUK FSTA makes first flight with hose-and-drogue pods
The Royal Air Force's first modified Airbus A330 tanker has made its first flight following its modification in Getafe, Spain ...
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India, Russia launch multirole transport aircraft project
India and Russia have begun work on their multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) programme after several rounds of negotiations between officials from both countries.
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NewsAurora UAV lifts Magic technology deal
Aurora Flight Sciences has beaten Lockheed Martin to an Air Force Research Laboratory-funded technology demonstration ...
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NewsKC-X competitor fires back at cost questions
EADS North America's top executive has fired back at perceptions that the company's KC-45 would be the most expensive tanker to operate in a competition for the US Air Force's KC-X contract that may hinge on cost comparisons.
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Russia teams with Israel for UAV production
Russia and Israel have signed a military co-operation agreement believed to include a $300 million joint venture to manufacture UAVs ...
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Kazan to build new strategic bomber, says Putin
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has revealed plans for Kazan to build a new-generation strategic bomber ...
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Northrop raises concerns with USAF acquisition process on JSTARS
Northrop Grumman officials are seeking ways to revitalise the E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet now in competition with multi-mission surveillance aircraft, but have raised new concerns about the US Air Force's acquisition process.
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NewsHawker Beechcraft proposes F-35 cannon for AT-6
Hawker Beechcraft has revealed new details about its plans for the AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance fighter ...
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This Week Briefing
EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said the European aerospace giant is in talks with a few companies in defense, services and security for potential deals and could comfortably make an acquisition of around €1 billion ($1.3 billion).