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Size matters in US Air Force KC-X contest
Is bigger always better? This is at the heart of the battle between Boeing and Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force's $40 billion KC-X tanker contract,...
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VIDEO: BAE wins CV-22 gun contract
The 7.62mm-calibre weapon is officially labeled as an “interim all-quadrant defensive weapon”, but would be the first weapon system to be embedded within the internal structure of a V-22 airframe.
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Thai cabinet approves budget for Saab Gripen fighters
Thailand's cabinet has approved a $568 million budget for the first phase of its F-X fighter competition, advancing an order for six Saab Gripens ...
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Heavy duty: US Army backs tiltrotor as future battlefield airlifter
HEAVY DUTY Karem Aircraft makes aggressive performance and cost promises for its Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor Graham warwick washington DC Setting...
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AJACS carries Air Force hopes for heavylift
US AIR FORCE AJACS carries Air Force hopes for heavylift Three decades ago, the US Air Force was flight-testing two potential advanced short...
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EADS launches ground tests using first A400M transport
Airbus Military's first A400M remains on track to fly in July, but European industry must first prove the performance of its TP400 engines Inching...
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Australian firm offers life-extension checks for F-111 strike aircraft
Australian technology company Structural Monitoring Systems believes its comparative...
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NewsBoeing eyes X-49A technology for Apache attack helicopter
Boeing is to enter talks to determine whether Piasecki Aircraft's X-49A experimental compound helicopter could provide technologies for a future version of the AH-64 Apache ...
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Australia to weigh Lockheed Martin F-22 against Russian fighters
Australia's Labor government is to request information on Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor, but will also study Russian fighters as it considers scrapping an order for 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets ...
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US unveils first national plan for aeronautics R&D
Increasing airspace capacity, improving aircraft efficiency and introducing new vehicle types are key goals of the first US...
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NewsUK to buy 10 more General Atomics Reaper UAVs
The UK Ministry of Defence has requested a $1 billion deal to expand its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper fleet to 13 UAVs ...
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Boeing claims successful 2007 for Airborne Laser programme
With several infrastructure milestones completed, Boeing has moved closer to its planned 2009 demonstration of the 747-400F-based Airborne Laser system ...
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China may merge AVIC I and II units
More than eight years after splitting state aerospace giant Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) into two mammoth holding companies, China is considering...
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Lockheed Martin to upgrade Portuguese P-3C Orion fleet
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $141 million deal to modernise the Portuguese air force's five P-3C Orions ...
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Australia to review Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet purchase
Australia is to review its air power plans, and could potentially reverse earlier decisions on the Boeing Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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NewsSaudi Arabia picks EADS to supply three Airbus A330-based tankers
EADS is to negotiate the sale of three Airbus A330-based inflight refuelling aircraft to equip the Royal Saudi Air Force, after beating Boeing's rival offer of the 767 tanker ...
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NewsSwitzerland to expand Boeing F/A-18 Hornet upgrade
Switzerland has requested a $535 million expansion to its modernisation programme for 33 Boeing F/A-18C/D fighters ...