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Sokol reveals armed unmanned air vehicle
ARMED UAVs VLADIMIR KARNOZOV MOSCOW Russia's Sokol experimental design bureau has unveiled an armed unmanned air vehicle derivative of its Danem target...
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Korean Air develops unmanned air vehicle
KAL Aerospace, a division of South Korea's largest airline Korean Air , has developed and produced an unmanned air...
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Funding deal expected to break UK tanker logjam by year-end
Thales UK says the £2 billion ($3.97 billion) capital-raising exercise to acquire the Future Strategic Tanker...
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B-2A stealth bomber radar upgrade on hold for redesign
Northrop Grumman has confirmed that flight tests for a $900 million radar antenna upgrade for the B-2A stealth bomber have been on hold for nearly a year...
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NewsIsrael sets F-35 Joint Strike Fighter specifications
The Israeli air force has completed a review of its design requirements for a national variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with Tel Aviv...
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Aerial refuelling tankers could be unmanned
The Israeli air force will soon begin a feasibility study of refuelling unmanned air vehicles via other UAVs, to meet their particular operating requirements. The...
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New Zealand air force contract is biggest ever
Air New Zealand-owned Safe Air has been awarded New Zealand's largest-ever defence aerospace maintenance contract, involving NZ$110 million ($75.3 million)...
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In-line A330-200F production can trump Boeing KC-X offer, claims Northrop
Northrop Grumman says the Airbus A330-200F can be assembled in line as a tanker, negating a potential Boeing advantage in the $40 billion KC-X competition. Most...
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Airbus Military A400M reaches final assembly stage
Europe's first production example of the Airbus Military A400M tactical transport has moved into final assembly, with delayed work on aircraft MSN 001 having...
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Canberra to pursue US military hardware compatibility policy
Australia is to formally include interoperability with the USA as a selection criteria in its future military hardware acquisitions. The new policy...
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NewsUS Air Force may extend Fairchild A-10 life beyond 2028
New weapons and replacement engines among possible future upgrades for venerable 'Warthog', as A-10C prepares for combat debut.
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PICTURE: Sukhoi to deliver 20 upgraded aircraft to Russian air force in 2007
Sukhoi will deliver more than 20 upgraded Su-27SM fighters, Su-24M2 interdiction aircraft and Su-25SM attack aircraft to the Russian air force this year....
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PICTURE: Ratier-Figeac takes over Hamilton Sundstrand propeller business
France's Ratier-Figeac is to take over production of the entire...
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Taiwan's AIDC proposes future fighter
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is studying the development of a successor...
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F-35 engine and KC-X tanker raise competition questions
US Department of Defense thinks limiting competition could save it money
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The sky's the limit for modern women
Women in Aviation, International has been encouraging women to seek opportunities in the aviation sector since 1990. Working Week talks to the Arizona-based organisation's president and founder Dr Peggy Chabrian
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UK begins research to speed CFD design
Funded by government and industry, university hardware resources could boost computational fluid dynamics process
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Taiwan ups defence budget to boost air force
Taiwan's cabinet has approved a 16.4% increase in defence spending for 2008, with the bulk of the additional $10.3 billion to going towards air force projects....