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NewsPICTURES: Camcopter UAS lands on French naval vessel
The French navy has moved a step closer to fielding Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter with its new Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel the L'Adroit, with the unmanned rotorcraft having completed flight tests from its deck.
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South Korea could offer Surion work in Israel trainer bid
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) could offer Israeli companies work on variants of the Surion helicopter as part of its campaign to sell Tel Aviv advanced...
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NewsMRH90 officially added to Australia’s Projects of Concern list
Canberra has officially added the NH Industries MRH90 helicopter to its Projects of Concern list, citing "significant technical issues" with the troubled...
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NewsAustralia to study mid-life upgrades for Hawk aircraft
Australia has approved the first phase of its lead-in fighter capability assurance programme, establishing a study into potential upgrades for its Hawk 127s ...
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NewsTaiwan receives three EC225 SAR helicopters
Taiwan's air force has taken delivery of three Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma helicopters to be used for search and rescue missions ...
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IN FOCUS: Malaysia's fighter contest intensifies ahead of LIMA air show
Malaysia's fighter competition is likely to dominate attention at this year's LIMA air show, with three contenders set to visit the resort island of Langkawi
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NewsICAO pushes fatigue risk management up the airline agenda
If a large number of airlines were to adopt fatigue risk management (FRM) systems as an alternative to flight-time limitation, national aviation authorities...
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F-22 oxygen report delayed for months
The US Air Force has extended by several months a self-imposed deadline for releasing a scientific analysis of the oxygen problems blamed for two groundings of the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.
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French Senate raises questions about Heron TP sale
The French senate has released a new report that is sharply critical of the military's four-month-old selection of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)...
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NewsUK clears Hawk T2s, Tucanos for return to training duties
The UK Royal Air Force is to resume normal flight activities with its BAE Systems Hawk T2s and Shorts Tucano T1 basic trainers ...
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NewsAustralia saves six F-111s, offers seven, buries 23
Australia is offering to loan seven retired General Dynamics F-111 aircraft to Australian museums and other organisations, while it has buried another 23 aircraft in a landfill.
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Australia offers four stored C-130H transports to Indonesia
Australia has offered to give Indonesia four Lockheed Martin C-130H transport aircraft that have been in storage since 2009. "The offer is subject...
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Royal New Zealand Air Force opens A109 simulator centre
New Zealand has commissioned a flight simulator centre to train pilots for the AgustaWestland A109 light utility helicopter.
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UK Harrier fleet sold as £115 million worth of spare parts
The UK has sold 72 BAE Systems Harrier GR9 aircraft to the US Marine Corps for £115 million ($180 million) to use as a source of spare parts to support the...
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NewsLockheed Martin UK offers Vigilance AEW system to Malaysia
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems is to formally launch a new AEW product in Malaysia with partner Northrop Grumman ...
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NewsNanotechnology gets big in UK composites research drive
Last week saw three milestones in the exploitation of composite materials in aerospace, with Airbus beginning assembly of the first A350's wings at its Broughton...
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NewsPICTURES: France's first A400M enters final assembly
Airbus Military has started final assembly work on the first of at least 174 A400M transports ...
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IN FOCUS: Vertically-integrated Logic is typical of Lombardy's export-driven aerospace SMEs
Milan-based Logic Sistemi Avionici is typical of Lombardy's wealth of well-established SMEs, export-focused and proud and protective of its proprietary engineering....
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NewsSeoul kicks off contest for F-16 radar upgrade
South Korea has launched the competitive phase of a programme to upgrade 134 Lockheed Martin F-16s with active electronically scanned array radars ...
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NewsUS Air Force looks to dramatically extend F-15 service life
Boeing has launched a four-year structural analysis of the US Air Force F-15 fleet, with the aim of doubling to quadrupling the type's service livfe ...