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Stay up to date with the latest Aircraft updates from the global air force industryFresh Eyes in the Skies: Replacing the Sea King Helicopter In the wake of the UK Strategic Defence Review, we discuss the possible replacements for the Sea King 7 ASaC helicopter. Contenders include the AW101 Merlin, Hawkeye 2000 and...
The Military MOT: Integrated Vehicle Health Management UK vehicles have been struggling to adapt to the demands of hostile battlefields. A new system in development aims to provide around-the-clock, intelligent diagnostics for platforms on land, at...
Fighting for Asia Anthony Beachey explores how China's neighbours are reacting to the increasing prominence of the its air...
SMEs Take On the Joint Strike Fighter The joint strike fighter programme is easily one of the most ambitious military projects of all time. Involving dozens of very different contractors, Guy Richards takes a look at some of...
Unmasking The Phantom at Farnborough Phantom Works, Boeing's R&D wing, has been behind some of the most groundbreaking innovations in unmanned flight. Berenice Baker caught up with Phantom Works president Darryl Davis at...
An Easier Fix for Fuel Leaks With a stronger focus on efficiency, fuel leaks in aerospace operations are coming under renewed scrutiny. Dr Gareth Evans looks at how industry is changing to make repair and detection much...
The Promise of Fuel Cells Fuel cells offer new hope for aviation, but as Guy Richards finds, there are still a number of areas holding it...
Piloting the Joint Strike Fighter Testing of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (joint strike fighter) is well underway. Ian McInnes catches up with Graham "GT" Tomlinson, BAE Systems' lead test pilot for the STOVL variant,...
Military Helicopter Market Takes Flight The civil sector may have been hit by the global economic crisis, but is it anything but suffering. Anthony Beachey reports on how increasing military demand is keeping the sector...
Lynx Wildcat: Safety on Time and on Budget The Lynx Wildcat was recently reintroduced to troops in Afghanistan after being commissioned for upgrades. Anthony Beachey takes a look back over the development of the Lynx, and how those...
