miércoles, 30 de julio de 2014

UK sets out post-2030 combat aviation force structure - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]

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UK sets out post-2030 combat aviation force structure - IHS Jane's 360
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UK sets out post-2030 combat aviation force structure
IHS Jane's 360
"A UCAV [unmanned combat air vehicle] along the lines of [the BAE Systems] Taranis is one potential element of this force mix, along with an additional buy of [Lockheed Martin F-35] Lightning II, a [Eurofighter] Typhoon life extension, or an ...
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US Army qualifies AH-64E Apaches for deck landings [feedly]

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US Army qualifies AH-64E Apaches for deck landings
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​The US Army's Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter has conducted deck landing qualifications on-board the US Navy's (USN's) USS Peleliu amphibious assault ship.
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Airbus accelerates Dassault share disposal plan [feedly]

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Airbus accelerates Dassault share disposal plan
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Airbus Group has underscored its determination to divest its 46.3% stake in rival French airframer Dassault Aviation, as the reshaped company shrugs off the last vestiges of state control.
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Investigan un sistema de identificación amigo/enemigo (IFF) más seguro [feedly]

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Investigan un sistema de identificación de aviones más seguro
// Instituto de la Ingeniería de España

Una doctoranda de la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Patricia López Rodríguez, está estudiando un nuevo sistema de identificación de aviones más seguro, que no requiera la colaboración del aparato para determinar si es un enemigo o no.

Para evitar confusiones que pueden resultar fatales y descartar posibles amenazas en los casos en que no funciona la identificación rutinaria de aviones, una ingeniera de Telecomunicación por la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) está realizando una tesis doctoral en el Laboratorio de Detectabilidad y Guerra Electrónica del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) sobre identificación no cooperativa de blancos.

Patricia López Rodríguez explica en la nota de prensa de la universidad que "la identificación de blancos normalmente se realiza de manera cooperativa mediante el radar secundario en el ámbito civil o con sistemas IFF en el ámbito militar. Estos sistemas radar se denominan cooperativos porque es necesaria la cooperación del blanco para poder identificarlo. Su funcionamiento se basa en el envío de una señal encriptada que sólo conocen las naves amigas. Por tanto, si la nave es amiga podrá desencriptar la señal y devolver a la estación base la respuesta correcta. En caso contrario, la nave es clasificada como hostil o neutra".

Sin embargo, se dan situaciones en los que estos sistemas de radar no son suficientes, pues "puede ocurrir que se pierda la respuesta de la aeronave, que la señal se haya enviado incorrectamente o incluso que se apaguen los dispositivos", ejemplifica. "De ahí surge la necesidad de buscar otras alternativas de identificación en las que no se requiera comunicación con el blanco".

Las técnicas de identificación no cooperativa se basan en la utilización de una señal radar de alta resolución. "Con este tipo de señales no se ve al blanco como un punto, como estamos acostumbrados a ver en los displays de los radar, sino que la señal se dispersa al rebotar en cada parte de la aeronave (el morro, las alas, los motores) y lo que llega a la estación base es una firma radar con información del tamaño y forma de la aeronave. Aplicando ciertos algoritmos para comparar estas firmas radar con una base de datos es posible identificar el tipo de avión", concluye.

Fuente: Instituto de la Ingeniería de España

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World’s largest amphibious aircraft goes into production [feedly]

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World's largest amphibious aircraft goes into production
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Chinese aircraft manufacturer China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) has started trial production of its TA600 amphibious aircraft, claimed to be the world's largest of its kind.
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A320 to compete with 200-seat Max for next Ryanair order: O'Leary [feedly]

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A320 to compete with 200-seat Max for next Ryanair order: O'Leary
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Ryanair sees Boeing's 200-seat "minor model" of the 737 Max 8 and Airbus's planned 189-seat A320 as contenders for its next aircraft order.
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Crew of ill-fated MD-83 asked to turn back: minister [feedly]

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Crew of ill-fated MD-83 asked to turn back: minister
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​French government officials have disclosed that the crew of the Swiftair Boeing MD-83 which crashed in Mali had sought to turn back during the flight.
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Russian navy boosts ASW capability with modernised Il-38N [feedly]

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Russian navy boosts ASW capability with modernised Il-38N
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​Ilyushin has delivered the first upgraded Il-38N anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to the Russian navy following a modernisation effort beginning in 2012.
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Final modernised P-3 Orion delivered to Brazil [feedly]

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Final modernised P-3 Orion delivered to Brazil
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​Airbus Defence & Space has delivered the last of nine Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft it has upgraded for the Brazilian air force.
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Brazil signs for three SAR-roled C295s [feedly]

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Brazil signs for three SAR-roled C295s
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​Brazil has ordered three search and rescue-configured Airbus C295s for operation by the nation's air force.
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OSHKOSH: Icon unveils first production-conforming A5 [feedly]

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OSHKOSH: Icon unveils first production-conforming A5
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​Icon Aircraft marked the sixth anniversary of the unveiling of the A5 amphibian light sport aircraft by unveiling the first production-conforming prototype at EAA Airventure.
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A350 XWB arrives in Hong Kong for the first time ever [feedly]

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A350 XWB arrives in Hong Kong for the first time ever
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The world's newest, most modern and efficient aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB, landed for the very...


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Perlan Project partners with Airbus Group to fly a glider to the edge of space

Airbus Perlan Mission II to build the world's most advanced glider and fly it to 90,000 feet (27,432 metres) by surfing enormous mountain air waves



Mission is set to break all wing-borne altitude records for sustained flight by manned aircraft and harvest invaluable data about our atmosphere and ozone layer



Oshkosh, Wisconsin – July 28th, 2014 – Perlan Project Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes sailplanes (gliders) designed to fly at extremely high altitudes is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Airbus Group – a global leader in aerospace – to fly a glider to the edge of space (+90,000 feet – 27,432 metres).



Airbus Perlan Mission II was unveiled today at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention, the largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts and professionals in the U.S., by Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer at Airbus Group, and Einar Enevoldson, Chairman, Founder and Pilot at Perlan Project Inc.



Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus Group, stated, "Our company is built on the shoulders of aviation pioneers who pushed boundaries in their own times – people who flew higher, farther, faster. Hence, when we learned of the Perlan Project and its quest to soar to record heights, we knew we needed to find a way to be a part of it. Partnering with the Perlan team is consistent with our core values of furthering innovation in aerospace and of inspiring the next generation of designers, manufacturers and aviators."



"After a thorough evaluation of the engineering and scientific planning behind the Perlan Project, Airbus Group is convinced that this important mission will be a success," stated Botti. "We believe it is critically important for us to advance climate science and aerodynamics research. With the Airbus Perlan Mission II, we particularly see an opportunity to gain experience and data related to very high altitude flight – an area of interest for future aerospace applications."



Einar commented that "when Perlan Project began focusing on securing partnerships to help us complete the mission, we never dreamed we would be so fortunate as to secure a partner of the calibre of Airbus Group. Thanks to their technological and financial support, we are well on our way to the edge of space. Now it's just a matter of completing the world's most innovative glider and catching the right wave."





"We are proud and excited to be a part of the project team, and we look forward to bringing our engineering and manufacturing expertise to the table to help ensure the success of the Airbus Perlan Mission II," added Airbus Group CEO Enders.



Perlan Project is still seeking sponsors and partners and associates for the mission and its international educational programmes seeking to inspire and promote science and technology education.





The Perlan Project Story



From 1992-98, Perlan's founder and NASA test pilot Einar Enevoldson collected evidence on a weather phenomenon that no one at the time even knew existed: stratospheric mountain waves. Like huge ocean waves, these waves of air are kicked off by strong winds blowing over the tops of high mountain ranges like the Andes. These waves of air then shoot straight up towards space. As a pilot, Einar quickly figured out that you can use a glider to ride those waves all the way up to near space. And he set out to prove it. This became The Perlan Project.



In 1998 meteorologist Dr. Elizabeth Austin teamed up with Einar and expanded upon his findings proving that it is the stratospheric polar night jet and the polar vortex that are factors in sustaining these mountain waves allowing them to reach up to 130,000 feet (39,624 metres).



In 1999 Steve Fossett, the record-setting aviator, sailor, adventurer and first person to fly solo non-stop around the world in a balloon, decided to fund Perlan Mission I and became one of its pilots.



On August 30, 2006 Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson smashed the existing altitude record for gliders by soaring up to 50,671 feet (15,460m) in a standard glider using these stratospheric waves of air.



And they could have gone even higher!



The problem was that their pressure suits expanded so much inside the cabin that they couldn't move the flight controls and safely control the aircraft anymore. So they came down, and quickly decided they needed a custom glider with a pressurized cabin.



. . . . . Perlan Mission II was born.



In 2014 Airbus Group became the partner and title sponsor of Airbus Perlan Mission II.





Sometime in 2015/16 the Airbus Perlan Mission II intends to set new altitude records by flying a purpose-built pressurized high-altitude glider (the Perlan 2) higher than any other manned wing borne aircraft has ever flown in sustained flight using stratospheric mountain waves and the polar vortex and in so doing harvest invaluable data about earth's atmosphere and its ozone layer



About Perlan Project Inc. - www.perlanproject.org



Perlan Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes sailplanes (gliders) designed to fly at extremely high altitudes.



About Airbus Group – www.airbusgroup.com



Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2013, the Group – comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters – generated revenues of € 57.6 billion and employed a workforce of around 139,000.





Proyecto Hoverbike: Fabricar la primera moto que vuela

Empresa lanza proyecto Kickstarter para vender la versión pequeña de lo que será dentro de poco, la primera moto voladora.

http://www.fayerwayer.com/2014/07/proyecto-hoverbike-fabricar-la-primera-moto-que-vuela/

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OSHKOSH: MVP reveals new seaplane, business model [feedly]

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OSHKOSH: MVP reveals new seaplane, business model
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A start-up with links to the original Cirrus management team has launched a sporty new amphibian development projected dubbed the "MVP".
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Man dies, daughter injured after plane crash-lands on Florida beach

Aircraft lost power and made an emergency landing on Caspersen beach in Venice, Florida A man was killed and his daughter seriously injured while walking along a Florida beach when a small plane crash landed and struck them, authorities said. Wendy Rose, a spokeswoman for the Sarasota County Sher...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/28/man-dies-daughter-injured-plane-crash-florida-beach

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Un proyecto de UAV para la vigilancia de costas - La Voz de Galicia [feedly]

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Un proyecto de UAV para la vigilancia de costas - La Voz de Galicia
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Un proyecto de UAV para la vigilancia de costas
La Voz de Galicia
En el plan de inversión para el centro de investigación de Rozas figura el cierre perimetral de las 370 hectáreas de terreno del aeródromo. Bartolomé Marqués explicó que supondría del orden de un millón de euros. Necesitan el vallado para evitar el ...

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Unmanned helicopter lifted more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo during Afghan ... - Ottawa Citizen [feedly]

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Unmanned helicopter lifted more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo during Afghan ... - Ottawa Citizen
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Unmanned helicopter lifted more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo during Afghan ...
Ottawa Citizen
After lifting more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo and conducting thousands of delivery missions for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-MAX cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has returned to the United ...

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viernes, 25 de julio de 2014

Valid information obtained from MH17 flight-data recorder [feedly]

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Valid information obtained from MH17 flight-data recorder
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​Investigators have downloaded information from the flight-data recorder of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that crashed in eastern Ukraine.
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MH17 was on established airway: Ukrainian commission [feedly]

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MH17 was on established airway: Ukrainian commission
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​Ukrainian investigators believe the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which crashed in the east of the country had been flying an established route.
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Airbus Illescas duplicará sus operarios hasta mil empleados - eldiadigital.es [feedly]

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Airbus Illescas duplicará sus operarios hasta mil empleados - eldiadigital.es
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Airbus Illescas duplicará sus operarios hasta mil empleados
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La planta de fabricación de la compañía Airbus en Illescas (Toledo) ha arrancado este jueves la producción de la Wing Lower Cover --revestimientos inferiores del ala-- del nuevo modelo A350-1000, de que ya hay 169 pedidos y que obligará a duplicar el ...

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Plane's near-collision with drone elevates importance of UAS regulations for ... - BlueSky Executive Aviation News [feedly]

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Plane's near-collision with drone elevates importance of UAS regulations for ... - BlueSky Executive Aviation News
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Plane's near-collision with drone elevates importance of UAS regulations for ...
BlueSky Executive Aviation News
Jim Williams, the FAA's head of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems office, spoke about the potential dangers involved, drawing in comparison to the infamous 'Miracle on the Hudson' incident in 2009 when a US Airways flight struck a bird upon takeoff and had ...

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Ukraine rebels ‘shoot down two fighter jets’ [feedly]

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Ukraine rebels 'shoot down two fighter jets'
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Pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets in eastern Ukraine just days after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman told AFP. "Two Sukhoi Ukrainian fighter jets have been shot down. The fate […]

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EC orders Ryanair to repay aid from French airports [feedly]

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EC orders Ryanair to repay aid from French airports
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The European Commission (EC) has ordered Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to repay varying sums in "operating aid" it received from three French regional airports, saying it breached European competition rules.

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Indonesia’s Sky Aviation to resume Sukhoi SSJ100 flights [feedly]

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Indonesia's Sky Aviation to resume Sukhoi SSJ100 flights
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Indonesia's Sky Aviation, which temporarily suspended operations in March, is set to resume Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) flights, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) CEO Andrey Kalinovsky said, declining to give a date.

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KAI to develop 4.5t civil, military helicopter [feedly]

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KAI to develop 4.5t civil, military helicopter
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has emerged as the preferred bidder to develop a 4.5t helicopter with both civilian and military variants.
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Bell targets mid-November for Jet Ranger X first flight [feedly]

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Bell targets mid-November for Jet Ranger X first flight
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​Bell Helicopter is targeting mid-November to perform the maiden sortie of its new 505 Jet Ranger X as activity on the initial flight-test vehicle accelerates.
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Two Ukrainian Sukhoi fighter jets shot down near MH17 crash site ... - The Malay Mail Online [feedly]

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Two Ukrainian Sukhoi fighter jets shot down near MH17 crash site ... - The Malay Mail Online
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Two Ukrainian Sukhoi fighter jets shot down near MH17 crash site ...
The Malay Mail Online
Reuters reported that two Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down over Savur Mogila area in the Shaktersky region by air defence system. The pilots successfully ejected, but no further details were given concerning their condition, CNN reported. The jets ...

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Gripen will not compete in Danish fighter competition [feedly]

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Gripen will not compete in Danish fighter competition
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The Swedish government has announced that it will not contend Denmark's fighter replacement competition with its domestically-built Saab Gripen jet.
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Airbus pushes for UK maritime patrol contest [feedly]

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Airbus pushes for UK maritime patrol contest
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​One of the potential bidders for a future UK maritime patrol aircraft requirement is calling on the Ministry of Defence to hold a competition, rather than "rush in" to a sole-source deal to buy Boeing's 737-based P-8.
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martes, 22 de julio de 2014

Uncertain future for UAV industry due to legal issues - defenceWeb [feedly]

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Uncertain future for UAV industry - defenceWeb
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Uncertain future for UAV industry
defenceWeb
A Watchkeeper UAV. Warnings over the future of the UAV industry due to legal, operational, and industry competition issues have emerged from a London seminar. Legal regimes covering UAVs are still in an embryonic stage and unless certain issues are ...

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Airbus Seeks Pan-European Drone Pact to Challenge Taranis - Businessweek [feedly]

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Airbus Seeks Pan-European Drone Pact to Challenge Taranis - Businessweek
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Airbus Seeks Pan-European Drone Pact to Challenge Taranis
Businessweek
Europe must be sure to avoid having two competing combat-drone projects, Urena-Raso said, adding that the region's major aerospace players have similar competencies when it comes to unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs. ... The aircraft, the size as ...
Taranis drone flies in stealth mode

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Su-30MKI engine failures worry IAF; Russia told to fix snag - Chandigarh Tribune [feedly]

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Su-30MKI engine failures worry IAF; Russia told to fix snag - Chandigarh Tribune
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Su-30MKI engine failures worry IAF; Russia told to fix snag
Chandigarh Tribune
The Sukhoi-30MKI fleet of the Indian Air Force has been encountering mid-air engine failures for the past two years. India has officially flagged the matter to Russia seeking a correction. Repeated engine failures and the newly introduced precautionary ...

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Forenses holandeses llegan al lugar donde estalló el Boeing malasio - El Periódico [feedly]

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Forenses holandeses llegan al lugar donde estalló el Boeing malasio - El Periódico
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Forenses holandeses llegan al lugar donde estalló el Boeing malasio
El Periódico
Una comisión de tres expertos forenses de Holanda han llegado este lunes al escenario de la catástrofe aérea del Boeing malasio. Los trabajos de levantamiento de cadáveres y para asegurarse que los restos de las 298 víctimas mortales de la tragedia se ...
Expertos holandeses llegan al lugar de la caída del Boeing malasio

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Airbus busca pymes para crecer en el sector espacial en Andalucía - elEconomista.es [feedly]

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Airbus busca pymes para crecer en el sector espacial en Andalucía - elEconomista.es
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Airbus busca pymes para crecer en el sector espacial en Andalucía
elEconomista.es
Es el principal mensaje de Airbus Defence&Space, la filial de Airbus en la que están integrados los principales activos industriales del grupo en España, en el seminario organizado recientemente para pymes y profesionales por el grupo aeronáutico en ...

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Global UAV market worth $77 billion over next decade - report - defenceWeb [feedly]

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Global UAV market worth $77 billion over next decade - report - defenceWeb
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Global UAV market worth $77 billion over next decade - report
defenceWeb
The global UAV market is growing. Global spending on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will almost double over the next decade from $5.7 billion annually at present to $9.9 billion, totalling just over $77 billion in the next ten years, according to a ...

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Liebherr-Aerospace Bets on R&D for Future Success - Aviation International News [feedly]

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Liebherr-Aerospace Bets on R&D for Future Success - Aviation International News
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Liebherr-Aerospace Bets on R&D for Future Success
Aviation International News
Highlights include the nose and the main landing gear of Bombardier's CSeries aircraft, a wingtip brake for the Airbus A350 XWB, a cooling pack for the Comac C919 and a newly developed gearbox for an unnamed, next-generation helicopter program.

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Comac: C919 To Have 3-D-Printed Titanium Spars - Aviation Week [feedly]

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Comac: C919 To Have 3-D-Printed Titanium Spars - Aviation Week
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Comac: C919 To Have 3-D-Printed Titanium Spars
Aviation Week
A version of this article appears in the July 14 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Before the end of this year, if the latest timetable holds, the first Comac C919 will begin coming together in Shanghai. The program has been repeatedly ...

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Crashed MH17 not operating in restricted airspace: IATA [feedly]

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Crashed MH17 not operating in restricted airspace: IATA
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​Malaysia Airlines' flight MH17 was not operating in restricted airspace, according to a preliminary assessment from IATA.
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Why Planes Still Flew Over Ukraine Until MH17 Was Shot Down | Autopia

Eastern Ukraine, where a Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 people aboard was apparently destroyed by a surface-to-air missile yesterday, is obviously a dangerous spot. Pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian forces have been fighting there for months. In the past few days, two Ukrainian m …

http://www.wired.com/2014/07/why-planes-fly-over-ukraine/

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Farnborough Airshow: An airline black box in 'the cloud'

The aviation business was shaken by the the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 earlier this year. Soon, an industry taskforce is due to set out how flight positioning data should be automatically transmitted from aircraft in flight wherever they are in the world. The aim is that never...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28344169

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