Saturday, June 18, 2005
Officials to speak against removing fighter jetsOregon's top elected officials urged members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to abandon plans to shift most of Oregon's F-15 fighter jets to bases in other states.
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Combined aviation unit makes 8th Army debutThe U.S. Army 2nd Multifunctional Aviation Brigade which consists of Apache, Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters and the fixed-wing C-12 Huron cargo plane made was established in South Korea.
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Bell Helicopter aims to double business, add productsIn an interview at the Paris Air Show, Bell Helicopter's Chief Executive Michael Redenbaugh, said his company has the potential for double-digit earnings growth in the near term.
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'Akash' test-firedIndia test fired its 'Akash' surface-to-air missile 17 Jun.
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Rescue Plan for Denel Takes ShapeSwedish firm Saab is interested in acquiring a strategic equity stake in Denel's aerospace division.
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Rescue Plan for Denel Takes ShapeSwedish firm Saab is interested in acquiring a strategic equity stake in Denel's aerospace division.
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Former P-3 squadron takes switch to C-130s in strideU.S. Naval Reserve squadron, The Condors, transformed from a P-3 to a C-130 squadron last year.
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P-47 Pulled From Austrian Lake Built in EvansvilleOfficials from Evansville, Indiana hopes to obtain a P-47 Thunderbolt recovered from Traunsee Lake in Austria. The plane was built at Evansville's Republic Aviation plant in World War 2.
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New one-star joins two-star brotherBrig. Gen. Frank Gorenc join his brother Maj. Gen. Stanley Gorenc as two of 271 general officers in the active-duty U.S. Air Force.
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UAV no remote concept at NDSUSince 2003, psychology professor Verlin Hinsz from North Dakota State University has led a U.S. Air Force-funded study on how to improve teamwork among UAV crews.
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SAAB to fight F-16 for India honoursSenior members of the Indian Air Force visited Gripen officials at the Paris Air Show.
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Friday, June 17, 2005
Videos of Attack Squadron 172 in Vietnam (IE only)Gerry sent me this link and he wants to share with everyone. These are videos made from 8mm films taken during the 1966 cruise of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tonkin Gulf. The page don't seem to work using Firefox so you need to open it using IE. The file is very big so you need to be patient and wait for the video to load.
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Search for a rescue copterDefense companies are teaming up to put in their bids to make about 140 of the Personnel Recovery Vehicles, a search-and-rescue helicopter , for the U.S. Air Force.
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U.K. Shouldn't Expect Technology Access on JSF, Official SaysGeneral Jeffery Kohler, director of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, said that U.K. shouldn't expect access to design data on the Joint Strike Fighter in return for helping fund the $244 billion program.
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Hooligans' flying hours cutThe "Happy Hooligans" of U.S. Air National Guard 119th Fighter Wing announced Wednesday that their flying time by has been reduced 304 hours due to funding shortages.
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Cubic and AgustaWestland integrate attack helicopters into UK combat training systemCubic Defense Applications has just upgraded the United Kingdom’s Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) that will allow Apache AH Mk. 1 and Lynx attack helicopters to participate in instrumented force-on-force training exercises.
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IAF rescues Canadian diplomat, familyAn Indian Air Force special rescue team on Thursday rescued Canadian diplomat, Andrew Norfolk, his injured wife and their three children trapped in snow.
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EADS faces mounting opposition to entry of US military marketThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company's dream of entering the U.S. military market has begun to fade in the face of mounting opposition from U.S. lawmakers and arch-rival Boeing.
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First Flight of Malaysian A109 LOHThe first of eleven AgustaWestland A109 LOH helicopters ordered by the Malaysian Ministry of Defence performed a successful first flight on 14th June at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant in Italy.
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B-52 Crew Reaches MilestoneA B-52 bomber crew from the Minot Air Force Base has recorded its 1000th combat flying hour.
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Paris Air Show sets the standardDayton-based United States Air and Trade Show Inc. hopes to emulate the success of Paris Air Show.
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Welcome home: F-106 back at SawyerAn ex U.S. Air Force F-106 made its way from Arizona to Wisconsin on a modified semi-trailer for permanet display.
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International Partners ’Build’ Lockheed Martin F-35 at Paris Air ShowRepresentatives of the nine nations partnering on the Lockheed Martin JSF program took part in a unique ceremony at the Paris Air Show -- assembling a scale model of the next-generation F-35 to demonstrate team solidarity.
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Bill Seeks Missile Defense Protections For Airbus A380The chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, introduced a bill Wednesday to require the installation of missile defense systems on Airbus A380 aircraft.
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Lockheed downplays Norway's stake in rival (Registration Required)A senior Lockheed Martin official downplayed reports Wednesday that Norwegian officials were spending more on the competing Eurofighter project.
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Russian plane to photograph US territoryAn unarmed Russian Tupolev Tu-154 plane will photograph U.S. territory in line with the Open Skies Treaty, the U.S. State Department said.
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Harrier Crash Forces Evacuations in Ariz.A U.S. Marine Harrier jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed Wednesday in a residential neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of 1,300 residences.
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VMAQ-1 sergeant mentors Marines at Desert TalonSgt. Ryan J. Straub, the combat radar non-commissioned officer in charge at U.S. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-1 prepares his Marines for their future deployment to Iraq during Exercise Desert Talon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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Building aircraft carrier in Shanghai deniedAn official in charge of China's shipbuilding sector denied that the country is building an aircraft carrier in Shanghai.
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Eurofighter CEO sees possible orders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, but no talksEurofighter GmbH hopes it may receive orders for its Eurofighter from Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
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Air Base to Be Rededicated as Veterans MuseumFormer Casper Army Air Base is scheduled to reopen July 1 as the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum.
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2006 Thunderbirds team includes first female pilotU.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, “Thunderbirds,” will have their first female demonstration pilot in the 52-year history of the Thunderbirds.
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Sikorsky executive says S-92 to survive even if U.S. buys noneJeff Pino, Sikorsky's senior vice president for marketing and commercial programs, said the S-92 will survive even if it never wins a major U.S. government contract.
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KAI, HAI and Lockheed Martin Agree to Study T-50 Trainer for Hellenic Air ForceKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Lockheed Martin will jointly study and evaluate the advanced jet training needs of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the potential contribution each could make if the T-50 Training System should be selected.
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Indegenous UAV takes flightIndia's Aeronautical Development Establishment is in discussion with various countries including Isreal to enter into a partnership to develop a Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV.
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U-2, early Cold War reconnaissance exhibit opens at museumAn exhibit highlighting the U.S. Air Force's early Cold War reconnaissance opened to the public at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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A single Command Headquarters for the RAFThe RAF’s two command headquarters are to be collocated on a single site at RAF High Wycombe.
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Guardsmen familiarize Polish airmen with F-16Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard’s 183rd Fighter Wing are at Poznan, Poland with six F-16s to train with MiG-29 and Su-22 during exercise Sentry White Falcon 2005.
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Lockheed Martin Pioneering Game-Changing Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin is developing unprecedented technologies for the next generation of unmanned systems. One technology being explored is the ability to "morph."
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Lockheed Martin Awards General Electric Company $50 Million Contract for Presidential Helicopter EnginesLockheed Martin has awarded General Electric Company a $50 million contract to provide CT7-8E engines for use during the system development & demonstration (SDD) phase of the Presidential Helicopter Replacement program.
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Skunk Works; UAVs that launch from, and return to, the seaFrank Cappuccio, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, say they will be testing their submarine recovery system for the submarine launched Multi Purpose UAV within six to nine months. The government funded project will move forward once the recovery technique is proven.
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Indian Springs air force base to be named in honor of "father of the Thunderbirds"The U.S. Air Force plans to rename the Indian Springs Auxiliary Field for a general credited with helping develop tactical air training.
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P-8A MMA Celebrates Successful First YearNAVAIR’s P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is one year old.
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Bell Flies ARH Demonstrator; Provides program updates and plans aheadBell has built a flying demonstrator helicopter for the U.S. Army’s RFP for a new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter .
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Researcher claims damaged U.S. spy plane fled to safety over Finland in 1954A USAF Boeing RB-47E Stratojet photo reconnaissance aircraft that was damaged during a dogfight with Soviet MiG-17s, escaped by flying into Finnish airspace on May 8th 1954.
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Analysts: Sikorsky move evens competitionAerospace analysts said Sikorsky Aircraft's move to team with Boeing Corp. on the U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter has even the competition.
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Viper Strike Precision Munition Enhanced with GPSNorthrop Grumman Corporation has integrated a global positioning system (GPS) receiver into its Viper Strike laser-guided precision munition and successfully demonstrated GPS navigation in engineering flight tests.
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More British troops to AfghanistanThe U.K. Army's new Apache attack helicopter will likely be deployed to Afghanistan.
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BAE SYSTEMS' Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Performs Flawlessly in Fully Autonomous Flight Tests (PDF)BAE Systems has achieved fully autonomous flight of its second-generation ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle.
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French drone armed with Israeli missileThe French company Sagem Defense Security unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) armed with Rafael made Spike anti-tank missile at the La Bourge air show.
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Lockheed tests a folding plane (Registration Required)Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is testing a a prototype UAV with wings that fold up like a paper airplane.
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Uzbekistan Restricts U.S. Use of Air Base There, Pentagon SaysUzbekistan restricted the U.S. military's use of an air base there after the U.S. demanded a ``transparent inquiry'' into the Uzbek government's shooting of protesters in Andijan last month.
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L-3 awarded $10.9M to upgrade helicopter training systemL-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training division has been awarded a $10.9 million engineering change proposal contract to upgrade all current and future AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter manned simulator suites.
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Unmanned air vehicle Nishant completes 100 flightsIndia's Nishant UAV developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation has completed its 100th flight.
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GULFSTREAM SPECIAL ELECTRONIC MISSION AIRCRAFT DELIVERED TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSEGulfstream Aerospace has delivered a Gulfstream V (GV) Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD).
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Kawasaki takes delivery of first EH101 for Japanese Maritime Self Defence ForceThe first EH101 for the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force was shipped from AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility three weeks ahead of the schedule.
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1st ID Battalion cases colors for stateside transferThe U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division began its long farewell to Europe as its AH-64A Apache attack helicopter battalion is dissolved.
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Helicopter numbers double at Fort LewisThe U.S. Army is doubling the number of helicopters at Fort Lewis.
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Boeing hopes tanker will fuel salesBoeing has been trooping dignitaries, foreign military leaders and legions of journalists through its 767 aerial refueling tanker at the Paris Air Show.
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Northrop Grumman delays decision on Pentagon refuelling tanker bid - reportRonald Sugar, CEO of Northrop Grumman, said his decision on whether to compete in the US air force's refuelling tanker program has been delayed by congressional moves to punish Airbus parent EADS.
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Options spent over relocation of U.S air stationThe Japan-U.S. negotiation over the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station has now reached a critical stage.
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Northrop Grumman Reaches Significant Technical Milestone for Maritime Global Hawk ProgramThe maritime Global Hawk program reached a significant technical milestone when the unmanned air vehicle, operating at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., streamed real-time electronic information to analysts at its future operating base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md.
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Raytheon's ATFLIR to Introduce New State-of-the-Art Data Link Communications TechnologyRaytheon is introducing a new high-speed data link for the U.S. Navy's Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) targeting pod.
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Norway ups budget to increase Eurofighter industry fundingThe Government of Norway is to increase funding levels for its Eurofighter Industrial participation programme by a further 12.5 million Euros.
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Raytheon intensifies mid-range missile sales effortsRaytheon is intensifying its international marketing efforts for its Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile System.
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Singapore squadron at Cannon to stand downThe 428th Fighter Squadron, made up of 140 Republic of Singapore Air Force and 25 U.S. Air Force airmen who flew Singaporean F-16 Block 52 will deactivate on July 6.
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Greece discloses details of TOR-M1 anti-aircraft systems dealGreece disclosed on Wednesday the details of the TOR-M1 anti-aircraft missile system deal concluded between Greece and the Rosoboronexport company.
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U.S. military showcases mission, aircraft at Paris Air ShowEight U.S. military aircraft are on display at the 46th Annual Paris Air Show.
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Embraer is sole bidder for Colombia fighter jet contract - sourceEmpresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA is the only aircraft maker that participated in the tender organised by the Colombian defence ministry for the supply 22 fighter jets.
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Lincoln, CVW-2 to Return to Sea for Surge UpkeepUSS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 will return to sea for readiness training in early June.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Typhoon hit by SingaporeAccording to this Flight Daily News article, the Eurofighter Typhoon was the RSAF's favoured technical solution for its Next Generation Fighter requirement. However it was rejected due to the "shambolic performance" by BAE Systems during the bidding process and RSAF's unease about the risks surrounding the Tranche 2 roadmap. Clearly, the winner of the competition will have to live with the fact that its not the best fighter based on technical abilities.
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Flight Daily News : Paris 2005This is Flight International's coverage of the Paris Air Show.
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ShowNews Online: Paris 2005Aviation Week's coverage of the Paris Air Show.
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Lockheed hoping to snag Pakistan deal (Registration Required)Lockheed Martin officials are hoping to book a big order for F-16 fighter jets from Pakistan later this year to prevent job cutbacks at the company's Fort Worth assembly plant.
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Northrop Grumman Makes Significant Updates to B-52 Electronic Warfare Self-Protection SystemNorthrop Grumman Corporation has starting installing digital replacement cards for the control indicator-programmer portion of the AN/ALQ-155(V) electronic-countermeasures system on the U.S. Air Force's B-52 strategic bomber.
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Northrop Grumman Awards Contracts to International Suppliers to Develop F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Training CoursewareNorthrop Grumman Corporation will work with a multi-national group of companies to design and develop training-system courseware products that will train future pilots and maintainers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Raytheon's Vigilant Eagle Offers Affordable, Effective Deterrent to Terrorist Missile Threat Against Commercial AircraftRaytheon Company announced a new, affordable ground-based airport protection
system that uses high power microwave technology to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
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Kinetic Energy Interceptor Successfully Completes First Wind Tunnel TestRaytheon Company recently completed the first in a series of risk-reduction high speed wind tunnel tests of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile.
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Europe Plots Future for World-Beating Storm Shadow / Scalp EG Cruise MissileFrance, Italy and the UK are discussing a series of enhancements to MBDA’s world-beating Storm Shadow / SCALP EG weapon system.
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FLIR Systems Awarded Contract for Canadian Maritime Helicopter ProjectFLIR Systems, Inc. has received a subcontract from General Dynamics Canada of Ottawa, Ontario, for delivery of the latest generation Star SAFIRE(R) airborne multi-sensor imaging systems to be used for the Canadian Department of National Defence Maritime Helicopter Project.
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Boeing X-45A J-UCAS Program Receives Prestigious Aerospace Industry AwardThe Boeing X-45A J-UCAS (Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems) program received the prestigious Flight International Aerospace Industry Award for 2005 in the category of Missiles and Military Aviation.
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Current Lockheed Martin F-16 Versions Are World's Most Advanced Multi-Role FightersThe two versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers now are the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft types currently available on the international market, the Lockheed Martin general manager for the program said.
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Fighter jet demonstrator arrives in HawaiiLockheed Martin would show the F/A-22 Raptor traveling cockpit demonstrator to local military officials Tuesday at Hickam Air Force Base's Hangar 35.
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BAE SYSTEMS Fields Electronic Flight Control System on Aermacchi M-346 Military Trainer (PDF)The two Aermacchi M-346 military training aircraft flying at this year’s Paris Air Show are using BAE Systems electronic flight control system.
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Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor Exceeds Expectations in Production and PerformanceIn a presentation called “The F/A-22 Raptor: Leading Edge of Global Strike … the Unmatched Advantage” at the Paris Air Show, Lockheed Martin claims that U.S. Air Force pilots will be able to dominate any engagement with the Raptor.
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US clears sale of latest Patriot missile system to IndiaWashington has cleared the sale of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) anti-missile defence system to India.
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Japan lower house oks bill to expedite missile-intercept ordersJapan's Lower House passed a bill Tuesday to enable the Defense Agency chief to order missile interceptions without waiting for approval from the prime minister and the Cabinet in emergencies.
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MiG Order From Slovak Air Force Worth Millions12 of the Slovak Air Force's fleet of 21 MiG-29 will be upgraded.
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Rafale C102 Delivery to French Air ForceThe first production single-seat F2 standard Rafale was handed over to the French Air Force June 14.
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President Chirac at HAL airshowFrench President Jacques Chirac visit the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's display at the Paris airshow on Monday.
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T-50 Advanced Jet Trainer Transitioning Rapidly Into ProductionThe T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer program is rapidly transitioning from the Full Scale Development (FSD) phase into the production phase.
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Lockheed Martin Receives $36.4 Million Contract for Additional P-3C AIP KitsLockheed Martin received a $36.4 million contract to deliver and install two additional P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) kits and install three previously-ordered kits for the U.S. Navy’s P-3C Update II.5 maritime patrol aircraft.
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US to extend its training of Taiwanese fighter pilotsThe U.S. has renewed the agreement for training Taiwanese F-16 pilots at Luke Airbase in Arizona for another five years.
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Report: Misaligned rollers caused B-1B accidentMisaligned rollers on the crew entry ladder assembly created an abort condition that was the primary cause of a B-1Bmishap during a mission qualification and currency training mission Nov. 23 at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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System increases B-52 target precisionA B-52 was launched with Boeing’s prototype integrated weapons interface unit that allowed the bomber to release, for the first time, eight 2,000 pound JDAMs from the internal bomb bay.
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Hawk tools delivered to HALThe first batch of tooling and test equipment for the BAE Hawk advanced jet trainer has been delivered on schedule to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Oceana Naval Air Station, VAGerry uploaded a new set of photos over the weekend. One set shows the T-34C demo flights for Midshipmen which occurs only once a year.
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Cloud on eye to spot enemy jetsIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation is holding back developement of an indigenous airborne early warning (AEW) system as it is worried that the selection of Embraer 145 aircraft could lead to controversy.
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RAF Nimrods may become bomber forceRAF is drawing up plans to convert Nimrod reconnaissance planes to carry two Storm Shadows under each wing and another in a bomb bay.
Looks like its a trend nowadays to arm maritime reconnaissance aircraft with land attack cruise missiles. Australia is considering the
same thing for its AP-3C fleet.
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Chocks away for air show displayMassive crowds flocked to RAF Cosford in Shropshire for its hugely popular annual air show.
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EDO RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR NAVY F/A-18 SMART RACKSEDO Corporation has been awarded an $11 million contract for the first production lot of 135 BRU-55 dual-carriage, "smart" bomb racks for the Navy’s F/A-18 aircraft.
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BAE SYSTEMS Selects Wind River for Use in the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information SystemBAE SYSTEMS has selected the Wind River General Purpose Platform, VxWorks Edition for use in the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information System (TARDIS). The TARDIS will replace existing radar projected map displays used in the Tornado GR4 aircraft and will go into service with the Royal Air Force by December 2006.
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Javelin makes first appearance at Paris Air Show Aviation Technology Group, Inc. introduced the Javelin Mk-20 military trainer at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France this week.
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IJT, Dhruv to be showcased in ParisIndia's Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), also known as the HJT-36, is being flown and displayed at the Paris airshow for the first time.
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It's a buyers market, so shop around, PM tells air forceThai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, told air force chief ACM Kongsak Wanthanayrade that Thailand could afford to shop around for fighters because it was a buyers' market.
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Lockheed sees F-16 orders in hundreds, production past '08Lockheed Martin Corp. sees a market for up to 200 additional F-16s.
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Politics Stalling Tanker Joint BidNorthrop is hesitant to partner with Airbus to offer an aerial refueling tanker due to the U.S.-EU trade dispute.
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Outstanding Performance and Reliability of the C-130J Transform Tactical Airlift OperationsLockheed Martin joined with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Paris Air Show to give details of the outstanding combat performance of the C 130J.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Team Begins the Shift from Development to ProductionThe Lockheed Martin F-35 program is migrating from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of the first F-35 have now been joined, and parts-fabrication is under way for the second aircraft.
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief Predicts Effects of 'Third Inflection Point' in Fighter Aircraft TechnologyFifth generation fighters – namely the F/A-22 and F-35 – will have a profound impact on how military forces conduct missions and fight wars, predicts Ralph D. Heath, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation and the company’s Aeronautics chief.
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Innovative Solutions & Support's Primary Flight Flat Panel Display System Selected by Boeing for Royal Netherlands Air Force KC-10 Cockpit UpdateInnovative Solutions & Support, Inc. announced that Boeing has selected the Company's Primary Flight Display System for use on the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Cockpit Upgrade Program.
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U.S. Marine Corps to Receive Additional Northrop Grumman LITENING AT Targeting Systems for F/A-18s Under 2005 Supplemental BudgetU.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft operating in Iraq and Afghanistan will get 24 LITENING AT targeting pods as a result of the approved U.S. Department of Defense's fiscal year 2005 supplemental budget.
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Northrop Grumman Sees International Opportunities for HawkeyeNorthrop Grumman Corporation will be discussing the Hawkeye 2000 with several potential international customers during the 2005 Paris Air Show.
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Northrop Grumman's Second Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator Successfully Completes First FlightNorthrop Grumman Corporation's second RQ-4A Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator has successfully completed its first flight, a critical step forward in the U.S. Navy's planned Maritime Demonstration program.
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Smiths Aerospace receives U.S. Army contract for UH-60L HUMS demonstrationSmiths Aerospace received a $5 million U.S. Army contract to install and demonstrate the value of a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) on UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters.
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Smiths Aerospace receives P-8A contract for stores managementSmiths Aerospace has received a contract from The Boeing Company to supply the stores management system for the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft.
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Smiths Aerospace Selected for Northrop Grumman J-UCAS ElectronicsSmiths Aerospace was recently selected by Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems to supply triple-redundant engine interface units (EIU) and engine throttle actuators (ETAs) for the X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS).
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Smiths provides stores management system for Japanese P-X aircraftSmiths Aerospace is selected to provide the stores management system for the Japanese Maritime patrol (P-X) aircraft.
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IAF chief heads for FranceIndian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi is heading to France for the Paris Air Show.
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Some military experts say downsizing Eielson makes perfect senseThink-tank experts thinks that its unnecessary to have two major fighter bases in Alaska.
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EADS equips the A400M Military Airbus with digital map generatorsEADS Defence Electronics has been awarded a contract by Airbus Military S.L. in Toulouse to equip the A400M military transport aircraft with the Digital Map Generator System (DMGS).
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Coalition airpower supports Marines near KarabilahUSAF F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped five GBU-12s and two GBU-38s against armed anti-Iraqi forces engaged with U.S. Marines in the western Al Anbar province of Iraq on June 11.
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VC10 crews transfer to Tristar FleetSix crews from the RAF’s ageing VC10 air to air refuelling fleet are to be transferred to the more efficient Tristar aircraft.
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EADS Missile Warning Systems to protect Australian aircraftEADS Defence Electronics has been awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of the Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS - AN/AAR-60) missile warning systems to protect helicopters and wide-body aircraft.
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Stork Aerospace wins major order from Royal Netherlands Air Force for Avionics (Cockpit) Upgrade of three (K)DC-10sFokker Services, part of Stork Aerospace, has received an order from the Royal Netherlands Air Force for the modernisation of the Avionics of 3 (K)DC-10s.
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Boeing Rotorcraft Takes Delivery of First Goodrich V-22 Electric Rescue HoistBoeing Rotorcraft, recently took delivery of its first V-22 electric rescue hoist designed and manufactured by Goodrich Corporation.
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EADS Missile Warning System successfully flight-tested on Danish F-16EADS Defence Electronics has successfully conducted first test flights with its missile warning system MILDS on a Royal Danish Airforce F-16 at RDAF airfield Aalborg.
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Nimitz Crew Experiences Hong KongUSS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Hong Kong June 7 after a four-day port visit.
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Goodrich Ships 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Landing GearGoodrich Corporation has shipped the first Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) nose gear, and is soon to ship the main gear as well, to the Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Latest C-130J evolution arrives on desert rampUSAF 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's C-130 Hercules J-models and the stretch version C-130J-30s arrived in Southwest Asia on June 7 and 8 to support airlift missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.
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Cooperative Cope Thunder kicks offAustralia, Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom military aircraft are in Alaska for Cooperative Cope Thunder.
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Boeing, Sikorsky bid on rescue helicopterBoeing Co. and Sikorsky said late Monday that they are joining together to bid on a U.S. Air Force contract for search and rescue helicopters. The proposed HH-92 will be a variant of Sikorsky's S-92 helicopter.
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Monday, June 13, 2005
RSAF Runway Cycling 2005The Republic of Singapore Air Force held its 10th annual runway cycling event yesterday. I was there with my canon G5 and photographed some of the aircraft at the static display. The highlight was the 145 Sqn's new F-16D Blk 52 + and RSAF unveiled its Litening III and Pathfinder combination. According to the CO of 145 Sqn, the pods have been in used since they came back last July. The pods are shared with other F-16 squadrons as well. Missing from the 52 + are the DASH Helmet Mounted Sight sensors. The pilots I spoke to says it will be added in future. It was an nice outing for me, I've meet a pilot I knew back in my airforce days and he also happen to be my classmate's brother.
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Lockheed CEO warns EU on China arms tradeRobert Stevens, CEO of Lockheed Martin, warned European governments not to lift the 16-year old arms embargo on China. He said that European access to lucrative U.S. defense projects could be dependent on adhering to U.S. policy.
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Brazil to buy used war planes from FranceBrazil is negotiating to buy 12 used Mirage 2000-Cs from France.
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Airmen join Soldiers taking Kenya military to new heightsA USAF C-130 from the 440th Airlift Wing took several dozen Kenyan army special operations forces’ paratroopers on their first airdrop in nearly three years.
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Hotspot for Hawk pilotsThe Indian Air Force's British Hawk AJT will be station in Bidar.
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Vought makes progress on restructuring (Registration Required)Vought Aircraft Industries is moving toward profitability again.
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India to induct British Hawk trainer jetsThe first batch of Indian Air Force British Hawk pilots have returned home.
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'Not Just A Sale, It's A Relationship'Richard Kirkland, vice president of Lockheed Martin, hopes to improve Indo-US relationships, beginning with F-16s and moves on to F-35s.
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U.S. orders Israel to increase control of security exportsThe U.S. has made three demands to Israel in order to settle the sale of UAVs to China crisis.
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Harrier drops flares over YumaAn AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron-311 accidentally drop its flares near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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Captain John CookCaptain John Cook, RAF night fighter pilot and Concorde test pilot, has died aged 71.
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Sunday, June 12, 2005
Panel Faults Tactics in Rush to Install Antimissile SystemIn a bid to President Bush's deadline to install the first elements of a national antimissile system by the end of 2004. Pentagon took risky shortcuts.
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Air Force proposes slashing 580 jobsThe USAF plans to slash 580 full-time and traditional Air National Guard positions in Duluth.
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Give us an enemy to fight, says chief of Britain's Apache helicopter fleetLt Col Richard Felton, 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, hopes to see his unit deployed overseas soon to gain operational experience.
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Illesheim aviators case colors, likely for last timeThe U.S. Army's 11th Aviation Regiment was deactivated Thursday in Illesheim, Germany.
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Missile tracker testing to beginJapan's Defense Agency plans to start tests of the Advanced Infrared Ballistic Missile Optical Sensor System mounted on top of a modified P-3C to detect and track ballistic missiles.
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Thailand considering one-billion-dollar F-16 deal with USThai airforce commander Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Wantana said that Thailand is considering buying F-16 C/D fighters from the United States with the Thai side paying in agriculture products.
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Air Force colonel heads to Iraq as a generalUSAF Brig. Gen. Frank Gorenc will leave the First Fighter Wing to go to war as commander of the 332nd Expeditionary Wing in Iraq.
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Holloman to host unmanned programThe Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Program will detach and deploy at Holloman Air Force Base following a testing period in California.
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American commanders spread their wingsColonel Richard Devereaux, commander of the USAF's 100th Air Refuelling Wing at Mildenhall and Brigadier General Mark Matthews, head of the 48th Fighter Wing at Lakenheath are moving to new postings this month.
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