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AIR FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 31 JANUARY 2003
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Russian air force chief slams An-70
Col Gen Vladimir Mikhailov, commander-in-chief of the Russian
Federation
Air Forces (RFAF), used a 15 January press conference in Moscow to
launch
a scathing criticism of the Russian/Ukrainian An-70 transport
aircraft.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 24 January 2003]
Canada looks to sell CF-18 aircraft to Czech Republic
Canada and the Czech Republic have confirmed that they have had
initial
talks about the possible sale of surplus Canadian forces' CF-18
fighter
aircraft.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 24 January 2003]
UK advances armed transport aircraft study
Two industry teams will contest one of the most innovative
elements of
the UK's Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) programme, under which
Royal
Air Force (RAF) transport aircraft could receive the capability to
deploy
long-range cruise missiles and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 24 January 2003]
UNITED KINGDOM - Harrier GR.9 moves up a gear
The upgrade of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Harrier GR.7 fleet to
an
improved GR.9 configuration moved up a gear on 23 January 2003
with the
award of a Pds150-plus million (US$243.5m+) contract to BAE
Systems' Customer
Solutions & Support (CS&S) business from the UK Ministry of
Defence
(MoD), writes Michael J Gething. The contract covers the
continuation
of the Harrier GR.9 sustainment and upgrade programme.
[Jane's Defence Upgrades - first posted to http://jdu.janes.com
- 29 January 2003]
Solid-state lasers break out of the lab
The US Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate
has
awarded contracts worth US$21.3 million each to Raytheon and TRW
(now
part of Northrop Grumman) to develop solid-state lasers (SSLs)
with power
outputs of 25kW. The effort forms part of the Joint High-Power
Solid-State
Laser program, which plans to conduct demonstrations against
representative
targets by the end of 2004. SSLs have the advantage of being
smaller and
lighter than other approaches; do not employ toxic or corrosive
fluids,
unlike chemical lasers; and require minimal logistic support.
[Jane's International Defense Review - first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
- 17 January 2003]
US Missile Defense Agency pursues advanced airborne laser
technologies
The US Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser Element has
requested proposals
to conduct work that will advance the technology and scientific
knowledge
in six technical areas.
[Jane's International Defense Review - first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
- 17 January 2003]
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