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Interview
The Flight Interview: Jim Albaugh, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Boeing's defence division expects to emerge stronger and leaner as it makes the changes necessary to cope with falling US military budget and an ageing product...
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NewsA400M nations set late July deadline to fix contractual woes
France and Germany have failed in their attempt to broker a six-month extension to resolve issues on Europe's delayed Airbus Military A400M ...
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Eurocopter gets personnel recovery deal for German army CH-53s
Eurocopter has received a contract to upgrade 26 Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters for the German army ...
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Silicon replacement for hydraulic fluid improves landing gear
US firm CW Aerotech Services is working to certificate a new landing gear that uses silicon fluid instead of hydraulic fluid. The benefits include fewer...
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NATO approves AWACS mission over Afghanistan
NATO's Boeing E-3A AWACS fleet is to provide air traffic control cover for Afghanistan under a newly approved commitment ...
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NewsInvestigators: No trace of recorder signals from crashed A330
French investigators have clarified that no signals have yet been identified from the flight recorders on board the crashed Air France Airbus A330. Resources...
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Helibras to design and build a new helicopter from scratch
Eurocopter's chief executive expects to see the company's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras design and build a new helicopter from scratch within the next decade.
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NewsTSB: Cougar S-92 experienced tail rotor drive failure
Canadian investigators have determined that pilots of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 that ditched off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March had attempted to autorotate the aircraft into the icy Atlantic after the tail rotor drive had failed
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PICTURE: IAI delivers Colombia's first upgraded Kfir fighter
Israel Aerospace Industries has delivered the first upgraded Kfir fighters to the Colombian air force. The company was contracted in late 2007 to modernise...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Eurocopter to send AS550 for Indian trials
Eurocopter will provide the AS550 C3 Fennec military helicopter for the trials in India's light utility helicopter competition, instead of the AS350 civilian...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Vietnam navy in talks to buy Eurocopter helicopters
Eurocopter could be on the verge of a major military deal with Vietnam after confirming that it is in negotiations to sell helicopters to the Southeast Asian...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Eurofighter boss: nations free to market early fighters for export
Eurofighter nations have been given approval to offer early production examples of the strike aircraft to potential export users through government-to-government agreements
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Boeing holds F-15 Silent Eagle go-ahead pending business case review
Boeing has disavowed an executive's statement at a show news conference that questioned the company's internal...
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Bombardier announces 17 new suppliers
CAE will first provide a comprehensive suite of engineering services and simulation-based technology tools to support the design, testing and certification of the CSeries aircraft platform as part of Bombardier's "complete integrated aircraft systems test area" (CIASTA) programme.
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Israeli industry overshadows UAV Paris first
While appropriate that a European unmanned air vehicle should fly for the first time at the Paris air show on its 100th anniversary, the reality for the UAV industry is that Israel's dominance was clear.
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Airbus Military prepares for crunch meeting on delayed A400M
Airbus Military has requested negotiations on a new contract for the delayed A400M transport, with a vital meeting to take place on 22 June ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: L-3 and Sikorsky sign training deal
L-3 Link Simulation and Training (hall 4B, 15) has signed a memorandum of agreement with Sikorsky Aerospace...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CW Aerotech works on hybrid gear development
US firm CW Aerotech Services (hall 3, B91) is working to certificate a new landing gear that uses...
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PARIS AIR SHOW; Eurocopter chief foresees development of new helicopter in Brazil
Eurocopter's chief executive expects to see the company's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras design and build a new helicopter from scratch within the next decade.