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PARIS: Selex Galileo takes wraps off new-look Falco UAV, cites Italian interest
Selex Galileo took the wraps off its new-look Falco Evo unmanned air vehicle on Monday, and also revealed Italian military interest in the extended-range model.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - AEW-themed C-295 makes public debut
Airbus Military has brought a surprise debutante to the show, with its airborne early warning-styled C-295 having first been flown in modified form just three weeks ago.
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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland unveils AW189
AgustaWestland has unveiled an 18-passenger, eight tonne-class twin-engined helicopter primarily for the oil and gas industry, where it will rival Eurocopter's EC175.
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PARIS: Martin-Baker conducts first deliveries for JSF partner nations
Martin-Baker has completed the first production configuration US16E ejection seat for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the partner nations.
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PARIS: Sargent grows original equipment manufacturers business
Precision component specialist Sargent Aerospace & Defense is more than doubling the size of its footprint at its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, as it expects a surge in production demand from original equipment manufacturers over the few next years.
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PARIS: IAI seeks more UAS joint ventures
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) plans to enhance its involvement in the international unmanned air systems market by increasing co-operation and forming joint ventures with foreign companies.
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This week in brief
Singapore Airlines formally accepted its twelfth Airbus A380 on 16 June, bringing total deliveries for the double-deck aircraft to 50.
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PARIS: Innocon completes tests of Peru's MicroFalcon UAS
Innocon's MicroFalcon mini unmanned air system has completed flight testing as it nears delivery to the Peruvian army. The MicroFalcon is a mini UAS with a duration of up to 4h and ceiling of 15,000ft (4,580m).
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PARIS: Sikorsky advances optionally manned, voice control features for FBW helicopters
By the end of this year Sikorsky hopes to demonstrate an optionally piloted resupply mission using a fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter platform it plans to loan from the US Army.
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PARIS: Lockheed rides new momentum for F-35
The Lockheed Martin F-35 programme received a double boost on the eve of the Paris air show with an order commitment from a fourth international customer and the passing of several key milestones in flight test.
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PARIS: Eurofighter clears Meteor release trials
MBDA's Meteor missile has cleared carriage and safe separation trials with a Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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NewsPARIS: Sikorsky briefs Chilean air force on S-70i capabilities
Sikorsky gave Chilean air force officials a low-key briefing on its S-70i Black Hawk at the Paris air show on Monday ...
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PARIS: Interview - P&W president David Hess
Rallying the troops is a tangible objective for Pratt & Whitney president David Hess as he prepares his workforce for an onslaught of new engine work that will yield a doubling of the company's $13 billion a year revenue by 2020.
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PARIS: Beagle rebrands
UK component manufacturer and airline structural component repair specialist Beagle Aerospace is appearing at Paris in its renamed and restructured form, as Beagle Technology Group.
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PARIS: L-3 wins Boeing avionics deal
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has selected L-3's avionics systems unit to supply electronic standby instrument systems as standard equipment on the international variants of its F-15 and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters.
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PARIS: Interview: United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan
Managing a huge aerospace conglomerate is never an easy job at the best of times. Doing so when the president and prime minister of your country take a close personal interest in its progress is positively unnerving.
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PARIS: Face the Facts with IAE chief executive Ian Aitken
Ian Aitken is chief executive of International Aero Engines, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines and Japanese Aero Engines.
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NewsPARIS: Pratt & Whitney fixes STOVL problems on F-35B
Pratt & Whitney believes it has solved the three problems with the lift-fan system on the STOVL variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
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PARIS: GKN wins extension for nacelles support from Lockheed Martin
GKN Aerospace has won a five-year extension from Lockheed Martin for engine nacelles support for C-130J military transports, valued at around £280 million ($452 million).
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NewsPARIS: Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator set for final flight this summer
Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator will take to the skies for one final flight this summer to test out a central sail fairing located between the compound helicopter's dual rotors, company president Jeff Pino said.