Saturday, September 25, 2004
U.S. Navy Needs To Pick C-2A Successor In 'Couple Years'The U.S. Navy needs to pick a replacement for its aging C-2A Greyhound cargo aircraft "in the next couple years," a service official said Sept. 22.
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Italian aerobatic team arrives for air showThe Italian Air Force aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori, the star of the upcoming Malta International Air Show, landed at Malta International Airport thursday afternoon
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CVW-14 Conducts Sidewinder Missile ExerciseAn AIM-9 Sidewinder missile was successfully launched from an F/A-18 C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) Sept. 20 during a live-fire missile exercise.
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Korea to Buy Second-Hand Patriot Missiles from GermanyThe Korean Ministry of National Defense announced on September 24 that a procurement plan is being developed to purchase older version (PAC2) second-hand Patriot missiles from Germany to replace Korea’s current, dated Nike anti-aircraft missiles.
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Navy’s ’60s-era Sea Knight helicopters make their last flightsThe last two Navy CH-46D Sea Knight helicopters, assigned to Helicopter Combat support Squadron Eight, made their final flights Thursday at Norfolk Naval Station. The entire line is being replaced by the newer MH-60S Night Hawk series of helicopters.
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IAI in contest for S. Korean AWACS dealA military delegation from South Korea is in Israel to examine the possibility of purchasing four early-warning aircraft from Israel Aircraft Industries in a deal estimated to be worth $1 billion. The South Korean air force delegation has evaluated the early-warning systems that IAI installs on the Gulfstream jets acquired for the Israel Air Force.
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Friday, September 24, 2004
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Boeing C-17 Becomes McGuire Air Force Base’s First New Aircraft Since ‘60sOfficials from McGuire Air Force Base today received their first new aircraft in nearly four decades, during a delivery ceremony for a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter at the company’s award-winning Long Beach, Calif., assembly facility.
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Tactical Synthetic Aperture RadarLockheed Martin announced today that its Theatre Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) successfully performed, for the first time, aboard an operational F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. TARS SAR is the first all weather, day and night, precision radar capability developed for tactical aircraft.
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Royal Australian Air Force Chooses Goodrich to Modify Generator Converter Units on Fleet of Boeing F/A-18sThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has chosen Goodrich Corporation to modify the Generator Converter Units on its fleet of 71 Boeing F/A-18 "Hornets." Goodrich's Customer Services facility in Sydney, Australia will upgrade 170 units over the next 2-1/2 years. The upgrade work involves a major refurbishment of the Generator Converter Units by changing out the majority of the internal components and replacing them with the latest electronic hardware.
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First Production Sikorsky S-92 Heads to WorkThe first production Sikorsky S-92 helicopter is expected this weekend at its new home base in Lafayette, La., where it will open up a new age of offshore service on the Gulf of Mexico with Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
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Swedish PM Rejects Jets-For-Chicken TradeThe Swedish government cannot negotiate a deal with Thailand to trade jet fighters for raw chicken meat, Prime Minister Goeran Persson said Thursday.
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Mirage crashes near Gwalior, pilot ejects safelyA Mirage fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday crashed near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh after developing a snag in its undercarriage but the pilot ejected safely.
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Osprey test pilot wins MCAA honorsOn September 18 Marine Corps Lt. Col. Kevin Gross was awarded the Marine Corps Aviation Association's James Maguire Award for 2004. The award, named in honor of Gunnery Sgt. James Maguire, the first enlisted Marine ordered to aviation duty, was presented to Gross in San Diego during the association's annual banquet.
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Russians attack Taiwanese trawlerA Russian helicopter fired missiles at a Taiwanese fishing trawler, and the coast guard seized the vessel and its crew after the boat was allegedly caught in Russian territorial waters with hundreds of tons of illegally culled fish, Russian state television reported.
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That was no quake - it was a TyphoonA fighter plane being flown at supersonic speeds over the Irish coast caused a huge bang, when it broke the sound barrier, sending North Wales homeowners scurrying for cover.
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Fort Hood Marks Arrival Of Advanced Attack HelicopterFort Hood’s 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, will hold a welcoming ceremony Thursday for the first AH-64D Apache Longbow Lot 8 helicopter delivered to the 4th Infantry Division.
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Thursday, September 23, 2004
Team US101 Submits Updated Presidential Helicopter Replacement (VXX) Program Proposal to U.S. NavyTeam US101 has responded to the U.S. Navy's request for an updated proposal offering executive transport variants of its American-built US101 medium-lift helicopters for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement (VXX) program. Team US101 is competing to provide the president of the United States with a state-of-the-art fleet of next- generation helicopters better known by the call sign: "Marine One."
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Royal Air Force Deploys EH101 'Merlin' Helicopter to United States Inside C-17 Transport AircraftBritain's Royal Air Force has successfully air-transported an EH101 Merlin Mk.3 helicopter to the United States aboard a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The deployment marks the first C-17 flight for an EH101 medium-lift helicopter, demonstrating rapid worldwide deployability.
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Raytheon Completes JSOW Operational Test and Evaluation FiringsRaytheon Company's unitary/penetration variant of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-C) has completed operational test (OT) firings with nine of 10 shots successful against a wide range of targets. JSOW-C was developed by a team that includes the U.S. Navy, Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales Missile Electronics.
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Next-generation UAV to be developed in PerthAn unmanned aerial vehicle, capable of high speeds and heavy payloads, was one of a number of advanced defence technology projects to be funded to the tune of $10 million, federal Defence Minister Robert Hill announced today.
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SA avionics company in 'black boxes' dealA South African avionics company has won new orders from BAE Systems of the United Kingdom to supply crash recorders for the Hawk aircraft, the two firms announced on Wednesday.
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First flight of Italian Army NH-90Agusta, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce that the first NH90 destined for the Italian Army took off for a successful maiden flight on September 15th at Agusta’s Vergiate plant. The flight was conducted by two test pilot and two flight engineers over 30 minutes, during which a speed of 120 knots was reached and the flight envelope of the basic aircraft was tested.
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Denel Wins $2m Deal From Indian Air ForceArms manufacturer Denel received a shot in the arm yesterday when it was awarded a $2m contract to supply aircraft components for the production of Hawk jets for India's air force.
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First Female Fighter Pilot Makes History in the SkyA Pretoria woman has flown her way into world military history as the first female fighter pilot to fly a Gripen fighter jet.
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Eads targets Russian jet makerEUROPEAN aerospace colossus Eads is in talks to take a strategic stake in Russia's Irkut, co-manufacturer of the Sukhoi 30 fighter plane.
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GE Engine Certified for C-5 Galaxy ProgramThe FAA has certified General Electric's CF6-80C2 engine for the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy modernization program, GE Transportation-Aircraft Engines of Evendale, Ohio, said Sept. 16.
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Future of Farnborough air show under reviewThe Farnborough air show, one of the world's premier showcases for the aerospace industry, could be under threat as its future is reviewed by the Society of British Aerospace Companies.
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V-22 Program Pursuing Two-Part Approach To Fix Cooling DeviceThe V-22 Osprey program is pursuing a two-part approach to fix a faulty cooling device on the Bell-Boeing tiltrotor aircraft.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Buddy BuddyAn F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and an F/A-18C Hornet demonstrate air-to-air refueling for guests and Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a Family and Friends Day Cruise. Nimitz is currently undergoing sea trials off the coast of Southern California after completing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance period. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Roland Franklin.
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Eyeing Iran Reactors, Israel Seeks U.S. Bunker BombsThe United States plans to sell Israel $139 million worth of air-launched bombs, including 500 "bunker busters" able to penetrate Iran's underground nuclear facilities, Israeli security sources said on Tuesday.
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Irkut Soars Into Black, EADS Requests StakeIrkut, the privately owned manufacturer of the Sukhoi fighter, for the first time posted a profit under international accounting standards in 2003, the company said Tuesday.
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Patria receives an order for NH-90 rear fuselagesPatria has today received an order for the manufacture of the NH90 helicopter’s rear fuselages from the Italian Agusta SpA a Finmeccanica company. The total value of the order is about 30 million euro. Patria is to manufacture 150 rear fuselages and the first is to be delivered in the end of 2005.
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EDO to Provide Interference Cancellation Technology on Boeing's EA-18G Aircraft EDO Corporation has been awarded a subcontract from The Boeing Company for an Interference Cancellation (INCANS) system on the EA-18G. The initial three-year system design and development contract is valued at $14 million with a potential value of approximately $70 million over the life of the aircraft's anticipated production.
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S-3B Viking Testing ConcludesCarrier suitability tests for an upgrade to the S-3B Viking concluded Sept. 1 here, and the last remaining Patuxent River-based S-3B aircraft was transferred to the fleet. This achievement gives this platform an enhanced capability to better meet fleet needs until the retirement of the aircraft in coming years.
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Reserve hands off Operation Deep Freeze missionsAir Force Reserve Command C-141 Starlifter aircrews will stop flying Operation Deep Freeze airlift missions to Antarctica in February.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Boeing Delivers First Apache Repaired Under New ProgramBoeing has delivered on-time and on-budget the first U.S. AH-64A Apache combat helicopter refurbished under the new Reset Support program.
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V-22: New River Marines Open Doors To Viewing PublicWith Hurricane Ivan off to the west and winds gusting in excess of 30 knots. The Marines put two MV-22s through their paces in a New River air show on Friday.
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Army's Cobra Copters Reborn as FirefightersThe fire season has begun in California, where residents suffered from several huge wildfires in 2003. Firefighters in California are arming themselves with a new tool: a Cobra attack helicopter recycled from the U.S. Army.
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Thunderbirds a roaring successAwestruck spectators crowded the flightline under sunny skies here Sunday to watch as a famous team of U.S. jet pilots roared above the landscape in a series of miles-high, hairbreadth maneuvers.
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RSAF goes the extra mile for air exercises in FranceA month after its aircraft flew more than 3,300km to join Exercise Pitch Black, the region's largest multi-nation air exercise in Australia, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is again flying the extra mile for realistic air combat manoeuvres.
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A160 Hummingbird Resumes Flight Testing as Boeing UAVThe A160 Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicle made its first test flight as a Boeing aircraft Friday from an airfield near Victorville, Calif.
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Boeing considering bid for new Army helicopterBoeing Co., European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. and Textron Inc. may bid to develop a new reconnaissance helicopter for the U.S. Army, which plans to fund it with money that was committed to the canceled Comanche helicopter.
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Monday, September 20, 2004
China test-firing new cruise missile which threatens Taiwan: journalChina has test-fired a cruise missile which will pose a new threat to rival Taiwan, according to a leading defense journal. The land attack cruise missile (LACM) will have a range of 1,500 kilometers (900 miles), the London-based Jane's Missiles and Rockets magazine says in the article to be published on October 1.
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Russia makes first defense purchase from IsraelHebrew daily “Yediot Ahronot” reports that Russia has made its first defense procurement from Israel. Aeronautics Defense Systems has signed a contract to sell unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Russia's Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies, & Natural Disasters.
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Denel shows off HawksProduction of South Africa's 24 new Hawk lead-in fighter trainer aircraft is well under way at Denel's production facility at Kempton Park. Denel and BAe Systems officials showed journalists nine of the British designed aircraft on Sunday in various stages of assembly in a large revamped hangar.
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German air force plans cutbacks in Holloman programThe German air force is planning cutbacks in its training program at Holloman Air Force Base by 20 to 25 percent.
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USAF Plans for Fighters ChangeThe U.S. Air Force's top leaders say the service will buy several wings of the short takeoff/vertical landing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, following the news from Lockheed Martin's engineers that the aircraft is shedding more than a ton of weight and gaining thrust.
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New Concepts Have Emerged for USAF Unmanned Hunter-Killer AircraftThe U.S. Air Force is probing the aerospace industry for its concepts for a new class of armed, long-endurance unmanned aircraft, called Hunter-Killer.
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Sunday, September 19, 2004
Vector Site:Cruise MissilesGreg Goebel just updated his document on Cruise Missiles. This wonderful document provides a history of the cruise missile dating back to World War 1 and details of current cruise missile technology.
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Bombers rotations continue on GuamDemonstrating once again that bomber forces can be sustained in the Pacific, about 250 Airmen deployed Sept. 10 to 12 from Louisiana to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a 120-day air and space expeditionary force rotation. The 20th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron is the third of four existing B-52 Stratotfortress bomber squadrons in the Air Force to deploy to Guam as part of U.S. Pacific Command-directed continuous bomber rotations, which began in March.
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Osan air show promises to be a spectacle in the skiesThe 2004 Air and Space Power Day at Osan Air Base will dazzle spectators with aircraft flyovers and a high-performance show by the Thunderbirds precision flying team.
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Brahmos to be put on sale displayFor the first time, the supersonic Indo-Russian cruise missile Brahmos will be put on display-cum-sale at the South African Defence Expo scheduled to be held from September 21.
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IDS develops target Drone WeaponsAfter years of research and development, Integrated Defence System (IDS) in Pakistan has developed an Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) capable to rival any international target drone in terms of speed and performance.
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Military looks to next round of tests for OspreyMilitary officials say developmental tests of the controversial tiltrotor Osprey aircraft are more than halfway complete, and they hope to move the program to its next phase by January.
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Competition to win F-35 will be fierceLuke Air Force Base will face fierce competition from communities in Texas, Florida and California to be the home of the F-35.
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