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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing defence signs first African industrial partner
Boeing’s defence division has revealed its first industrial move on the African continent, launching a wide-ranging partnership with Midrand, South Africa-based Paramount Group.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: UK weighs options for maritime patrol reinstatement
High-profile search-and-rescue missions and a resurgence of Russian naval activity have put the UK's capability gap for maritime patrol aircraft in the spotlight
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing expands export-leaning defence presence at show
In contrast with some of its US defence industry peers, Boeing is expanding the presence of its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) division at Farnborough this year as the unit casts a broader net for growth opportunities outside its home market.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: US lifts grounding on F-35, improving chances of UK trip
The US Department of Defense today lifted a three-week-old grounding order on the Lockheed Martin F-35, which improves the chances for the fighter to make a debut appearance at the Farnborough airshow.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TP400 powers A400M operating success
The Airbus A400M’s first year of operational service has been marked by solid reliability from its TP400-D6 engines, says Europrop International (EPI) president Ian Crawford.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: KC-390 moves off the drawing board
Embraer is pushing forward on the KC-390 tactical transport and tanker programme, with the first prototype scheduled to make its maiden sortie by year-end.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Merlin HM2 enters service after 'Deep Blue' test
One of the world’s most sophisticated maritime helicopters has entered service four months ahead of schedule, as the Royal Navy has expressed its delight with the type’s performance during a key exercise.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: BAE fights for more F-16 upgrade competitions
BAE Systems is looking to Greece, Turkey and Chile as the next likely targets for its assault into the market for upgrades of legacy Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Mexican navy acquires first of four King Air 350ERs
Mexico's navy has taken delivery of its first Beechcraft King Air 350ER, and will receive three additional aircraft by the second quarter of 2015, the airframer says.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Raven selected for Gripen E
Selex ES’s Raven ES-05 active electronically scanned array radar has been selected to equip the next-generation Saab Gripen E combat aircraft.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing eyes European unmanned potential
A senior Boeing figure has said that the company is well positioned to penetrate the European unmanned market, following good experiences with other types of kit.
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Israel shoots down Hamas-operated UAV
An Israeli air force Patriot surface-to-air missile has shot down a small unmanned air vehicle that had been launched by Hamas militants from inside the Gaza Strip.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI orders Martin-Baker seats for Hurkus B
Martin-Baker is to supply the crew escape system for the Turkish air force’s Hurkus B turboprop trainers, under a deal signed on the opening day of the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Funding windfall for UK defence projects
Royal Air Force operations with the Sentinel R1 and Shadow R1 intelligence aircraft are to be extended until 2018, as part of a £1.1 billion ($1.8 billion) funding boost for the Ministry of Defence announced at the show. Also included is money to acquire an active electronically scanned array radar ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: F-35 deployment hinges on safety board decision
A US military safety investigation board will have the final say on whether to approve the Lockheed Martin F-35 for a return to flight as soon as this week, as inspection work continues on the Pratt & Whitney engine which caused a fire in late June.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Textron’s big hopes for its small guided bomb
Textron Systems thinks big things can come in small packages and the company has used Farnborough to unveil its newest munition - a 27in (0.7m) precision-guided glide weapon called Fury.
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab expects first 340MSA sale soon
Saab expects to close the sale of its first 340 Maritime Security Aircraft to an Asian nation in the coming months.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI nears Anka export deal
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) expects the first export deal for its Anka unmanned air vehicle to be signed ‘before the end of the year’, a company executive has revealed.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: JLENS readies for domestic deployment
The US government will deploy one of its joint land attack cruise missile defence elevated netted sensor (JLENS) missile defence systems over Washington DC “by the end of the year”, manufacturer Raytheon has revealed.
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab philosophical on Gripen's Swiss miss
Saab’s chief executive remains hopeful about future business opportunities in Switzerland despite the defeat of its planned deal to supply it with Gripen E fighter jets at a public referendum in May.