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X-31 to fly again under tri-national MoU
Germany, Sweden and the USA are planning to launch the second phase of the X-31 experimental aircraft programme which will focus on using vectored thrust to improve take-off and landing performance. The German and US governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start work on the thrust ...
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Germany, Russia and Ukraine get ready to sign An-70 co-operation
A formal partnership agreement between the German, Russian and Ukrainian aerospace companies pushing the Antonov An-70 as a platform for a future European medium transport aircraft is expected to be signed this month. The deal would clear the way for an An-70 sales and marketing joint venture to be ...
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Lockheed Martin speeds up co-operative talks with Airbus
Lockheed Martin's protracted discussions with Airbus Industrie and its partner companies on co-operation are gathering pace. At Paris, the US company and Aerospatiale Matra announced an agreement to pursue a stake in the new Korean Aerospace Industries and confirmed they are still discussing partnerships on tanker/transport and large military aircraft ...
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Successful Delta II launch cheers Boeing
A Delta II booster lifted Boeing's morale on 10 June, when a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, placed four Globalstar satellites into orbit. It was the first launch since the Delta III mission failed in May. The Delta II is lined up for four more missions this summer, ...
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Creditors reject KAI business plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/PARIS Creditors of the three South Korean aerospace companies planning to merge into a single operation this year have rejected a second business plan. According to Lim In-Taik, president of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) - the entity being formed by Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai ...
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Europe's tactical transports look for US success
European tactical turboprop transport manufacturers are eyeing a potential 45-aircraft US Army Common Airborne Sensor (CAS) programme to give their programmes a major boost. Prominent among the contenders displaying at Paris were CASA with its new C-295 and the CN-235 and a Royal Netherlands Air Force Fokker 60 supporting a ...
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Paris unity
Paris 99 might be remembered for the last-ditch efforts by Europe's aerospace and defence industry to find a clear path towards industrial consolidation in the face of ever-burgeoning US super-companies, but the last Paris air show of the century should also be a reminder of Europe's technological prowess. The four-nation ...
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Record sales in Paris reflect health of industry
Mike Martin Readers of the runes might have read much into the weather at this year's show. A colossal electric storm lashed Le Bourget for hours, only to give way to gorgeous sunshine for the rest of the week. Would that the industry had seen a similar shifting ...
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Boeing promotes 737NG for AEW role
Up to 10 nations have shown "strong interest" in the planned Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), says Boeing at the show. The platform is based on the Next-Generation 737-700. The critical sensor aboard the 737 AEW&C is a multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) radar. The ...
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Agusta attack helicopter attracts strong interest
Paul Derby A flurry of activity surrounds Agusta's A129 attack helicopter as the aircraft is shown at Paris. With the Scorpion configuration already in the running for three of the world's most lucrative helicopter contests, the Italian army's A129s are also set to undergo a major upgrade to ...
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MAJORs take first steps for Asian LINK
Aerospatiale Matra and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement to pursue a joint investment in the new Korean Aircraft Industries (KAI). This is the first step towards possible greater co-operation between the US defence and aerospace giant and Airbus Industrie. The agreement follows the South ...
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Boeing explores wideband data transfer service
Mike Martin A multi-billion-dollar programme to deliver wide bandwidth data to mobiles is being developed by Boeing Information and Communications Systems, the show heard yesterday. While decisions on progressing the project - and what form it may take - will be made later this year, the company is ...
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F/A-18E/F set for quick export okay
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Andrew Doyle/BRATISLAVA The US Navy has indicated that it will make the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet available for foreign military sales once the fighter has completed its operational test and evaluation (Opeval). Release of the new fighter for export is becoming increasingly urgent for Boeing ...
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Global interest rising in V-22 tiltrotor
Paul Derby A potentially lucrative export market for the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor is fast emerging, with foreign interest at an all-time high, military chiefs said at the show yesterday. Lt Gen Fred McCorkle, deputy chief of staff for aviation with the US Marine Corps (USMC), says that ...
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Westland, Agusta pursue compound helicopter studies
Paul Derby GKN Westland and Agusta will submit a bid for European Commission funding "imminently" in a bid to step up their studies into an advanced civil compound helicopter. The two companies are pursuing both a military and a civil research programme and plan to use a Lynx ...
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Embraer aims for more from military
Chris Jasper/SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS Embraer hopes to increase the share of turnover contributed by the military side of its business to 30% within five years, although it says a long-term aim of achieving a 50:50 split between defence and commercial activities is unlikely due to the runaway success ...
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US Navy details unmanned air vehicle strategy
The US Navy plans to reduce competition at an early stage in the Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) programme by direct selection - moving directly to selection of a winner, without a shortlist. The USN is adding $21 million in fiscal year 2001 for engineering and manufacturing ...
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Anniversary AWACS flies in to Paris today
A NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), in a special livery to mark the alliance's 50th anniversary, is due to arrive at the show today. Look out for the aircraft, scheduled to arrive around 10.00am, in a distinctive blue-and-white design featuring the flags of the 19 NATO ...
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Antonov throws hat in ring for UK transport role
Tim Ripley Alan Peaford The arrival in Paris of the giant Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" has upped the stakes in the UK's competition to lease a minimum of four strategic transport aircraft. Ukrainian company Antonov is bidding for the contract in partnership with Luton airport-based Air Foyle, against strong ...
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Military takes a trick from civil aviation
The secret to good business is finding new markets and Honeywell is doing just that by retrofitting its commercial avionics technology into military aircraft. It is putting colour liquid crystal displays, developed for civilian projects such as the Boeing 777, into the cockpits of a range of US ...