Alenia Aermacchi announced that it has delivered the 900th SF-260 basic trainer.
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Category: Industry
Sikorsky to mate Motor Sich VK-2500 with S61?
A news report by the Ukraine branch of Russian news agency Kommersant says Motor Sich is in talks with Sikorsky to power the S61 using the VK-2500 engine.
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Photo: New Y-8 variant
Hawker chairman says sale to Chinese company no security concern
Chairman of Hawker Beechcraft, Bill Boisture, told AOL Defense that the sale of the company to Superior Aviation Beijing will not create security problems for the U.S. military.
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Eurofighter consortium offers AESA radar to UAE
Eurofighter Chief Executive Officer Enzo Casolini said that if the UAE selects the Eurofighter, it will come with an AESA radar.
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