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Selex scoops Eurofighter self-protection deal
Selex Galileo has been contracted to provide defensive aids subsystem equipment for Tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoons ...
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Business briefs
Boeing says it needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on its troubled 787 airliner programme
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NewsRAF stands up new Typhoon squadron at Leuchars
The UK Royal Air Force will on 6 September reform its 6 Sqn with the Eurofighter Typhoon for quick reaction alert duties ...
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...
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L-3 division pushes for more F-35 work in Canada
Canadian firm L-3 MAS is lobbying the nation's government to negotiate a greater role on Lockheed Martin's F-35 programme ...
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PICTURES: Poland completes third Baltic air policing spell
Polish air force MiG-29s have completed their third spell of providing air policing cover for Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ...
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NewsPICTURE: Serbian air force gets refurbished helicopters
The Serbian air force is to make the first additions to its equipment inventory in almost 20 years, in the form of two overhauled Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters ...
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US export reform plans prompt debate
Emblazoned with a Maple Leaf flag splashed across its tail, the F-35 parked on stage projected a new kind of power as Canadian officials publicly committed on 16 July to buy 65 Joint Strike Fighters.
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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Lockheed Martin still pursues hybrid airship future
Losing a half-billion dollar contract award will not discourage Lockheed Martin from continuing to pursue hybrid airships as a future business ...
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PICTURE: RAF's first A330 tanker nears flight test
The UK Royal Air Force's first A330 multi-role tanker/transport has emerged from a modification hangar at Airbus Military's Getafe site near Madrid ...
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NewsIAI to build wings for Lockheed's F-35
Israel Aerospace Industries will receive a multi-year contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture up to 900 wing pairs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter under a new industrial co-operation agreement.
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Chile enters talks on joining Embraer KC-390 programme
Chile has declared its intention to buy six KC-390 transports, and take an industrial stake in the Embraer project ...
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Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense.
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This Week Briefing
Following years of simmering dispute, Rolls-Royce has formally accused rival Pratt & Whitney of infringing patents regarding the design of fan blades in its PW1000G geared turbofan and Engine Alliance GP7200 powerplants
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Slicing the UAV market
For L-3 Communications, good things come in small packages. As an outfit that ranks itself as the sixth-biggest defence company in the USA, and a leader in sectors ranging from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to secure communications, training, aircraft modernisation, propulsion systems, avionics and satellite communications to name just a ...
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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A400M poised for US market spotlight
EADS believes the American military has an opening big enough to accommodate the Airbus Military A400M transport ...