Fixed-wing – Page 742
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Boeing wins KC-135 tanker depot maintenance
Boeing's application of its commercial-aircraft lean production experience to the military-aircraft environment has helped it win a 10-year, $1.1 billion...
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French minister calls for European defence reform
French defence minister Herve Morin has called for increased European co-operation, improved productivity and a realistic approach to technology to increase...
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Brazil frees cash for mid-life AMX fleet upgrade
Embraer has launched a seven-year programme to upgrade the radar and standardise the avionics of 53 Alenia/Embraer AMX/A-1...
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Philippines asseses Chinese helicopters for army
China is emerging as a potential supplier of arms to the Philippines, with officials from the latter country assessing the Harbin Z-9 ...
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Business briefs
avionics boosts cobham at the half year results Cobham, the UK-headquartered aerospace and defence group, turned in a 9% rise in underlying - effectively...
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Dragonfly Pictures unveils tandem-rotor DP-6 UAV
Harris Corporation and Dragonfly Pictures have unveiled proposals for a wide-area surveillance network using...
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New Japanese budget to include first P-X maritime patrol aircraft
Japan plans to order 30 aircraft, including its first four Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-X maritime patrol aircraft and its final Fuji Heavy Industries/Boeing...
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Japan to halt AH-64D Apache orders after 13th airframe
Tokyo's planned final purchase of one Fuji Heavy Industries/Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter in fiscal year 2008 will halt orders of the type...
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Israel ponders stabilisation systems for CH-53 fleet
The Israeli air force is considering introducing an altitude hold and hovering stabilisation system now in use by its Sikorsky CH-53 assault helicopters...
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Headlines briefing
Lockheed passes key milestone for 2008 GPS demo SATNAV Lockheed Martin Space...
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US Army makes unexpected Guardrail update
The US Army will spend up to $460 million over the next five years to modernise a fleet of nearly 36-year-old signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft that...
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Northrop Grumman gets Head Start on US Navy BAMS contest
Northrop Grumman is finishing up flights of a Gulfstream II testbed under the company-funded Head Start risk-reduction programme intended to boost its chances...