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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Bell eyes German heavylift requirement for V-22
Bell Helicopter is touting its co-developed V-22 tiltrotor for the German air force’s heavylift rotorcraft requirement, despite the programme having largely focused on only two other options to date.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: USAF contracts Raytheon to develop navy-specific decoy
Raytheon has been awarded $34.8 million by the US Air Force to develop a new version of its miniature air-launched decoy-jammer missile, the MALD-X.
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FARNBOROUGH: AUDS anti-UAV system makes air show debut
Unwanted drones will be in the crosshairs at the Farnborough air show, with the AUDS consortium showcasing its counter-unmanned air vehicle system.
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FARNBOROUGH: P&W discusses adaptive cycle upgrade for F-35
Pratt & Whitney is working with Lockheed Martin on a long-term upgrade for the engine powering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that could substantially alter the configuration of the F135 powerplant, P&W military engines president Bennett Croswell says.
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt & Whitney proposes Block 1 engine upgrade for F-35
Pratt & Whitney is proposing a Block 1 upgrade to its F135 engine, with hopes that the programme will be funded in a long-term budget plan starting after 2029, the company’s president of military engines says.
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PICTURES: Three new airliners make their Farnborough debuts
This year’s show sees three new airliners make their Farnborough debut – two of which are being displayed to the public for the first time.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: BAE Systems CEO ready for Farnborough showcase
BAE Systems will be showcasing the breadth of its aerospace capabilities during the Farnborough air show, with chief executive Ian King in optimistic mood about its future prospects.
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FARNBOROUGH: Portugal investment pays dividends for Embraer
The fruits of Embraer’s industrial expansion into Portugal will be highly visible at this year’s Farnborough air show. The Brazilian manufacturer's latest aircraft trio – the midsize Legacy 500 business jet, the KC-390 military tanker transport and E190-E2 regional airliner, all of which will be in the static park – ...
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FARNBOROUGH: New Aero Vodochody boss to review aerostructures business and give new push to L-39NG
In the 1980s, it was a heavyweight in military training – supplying thousands of aircraft to the Soviet Union and its allies. In the 1990s and 2000s, it became an industrial relic with cul-de-sac programmes that no one – including one-time stakeholder Boeing – wanted. Finally, this decade has seen ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing awaits a number of UK military announcements
The UK is in the process of modernising a number of aerial capabilities, most significantly a follow on to its Boeing/Westland AH1 Apache attack rotorcraft, plus the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft to fill the gap left by the retirement of the British Aerospace Nimrod MR2 in 2011.
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PICTURE: First Western European Superjet on show at Farnborough
SuperJet International is showing off its first Western European customer at Farnborough.
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FARNBOROUGH: South Carolina factory evolving into familiar Boeing facility
A hunk of yellow scaffolding labeled “scrap” in spray paint sat abandoned outside the 787 aft-body assembly building, no doubt waiting for a few of Boeing’s 8,000 workers in North Charleston, South Carolina to haul it away.
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Opinion
OPINION: TransAsia crash report's psychological warning
Popular wisdom enshrined in an old maxim on cockpit crises lists the most useless things in aviation as “altitude above you”, “runway behind you”, and “a few seconds ago”.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Irkut designs global competitor with MC-21, but hurdles remain
Go back in time to March 2008. What if Bombardier never launched the CSeries aircraft family with Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engines? What if Airbus never responded two years later by deciding to re-engine the A320? And what if Boeing wasn’t forced to respond to the A320neo a year ...
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NewsRAF hints that UK could still opt for mixed F-35 fleet
A Royal Air Force official has revealed that the UK has not ruled out acquiring a mixed fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s, as the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B that is currently contracted carries out its first display to the British public.
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Bombardier confirms CSeries wing could accommodate larger variant
Bombardier could use the existing CSeries wing without major changes if it were to develop an additional large model within the family.
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FARNBOROUGH: F-35 faces tough fight for global sales
Two years ago, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 was set to make its first Atlantic crossing ahead of a high-profile Farnborough air show debut. The manufacturer seemed poised to dominate the fighter market afresh, following a more than 40-year success story with the F-16. In Europe, Dassault had yet to secure a ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Farnborough shows how UK remains aerospace pioneer
The UK may lack an independent aircraft-building industry these days, with the famed constructors of the early jet age long gone or subsumed, but its aerospace industry continues to be a major global player.
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NewsCAE and Draken team to expand aggressor training
CAE and Draken International have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer the services proposed for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aggressor training programme to other nations with similar requirements.
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FARNBOROUGH: An exciting new chapter for the regional jet market
It has been a pivotal 12 months for the new wave of sub-100-seat jets. Two types powered by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan PW1000G family – the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Embraer E2 – have embarked on flight test campaigns. In the last few weeks, Embraer’s successor to the ...