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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Avio chief executive Orazio Ragni
Italian propulsion systems supplier Avio is expanding its business efforts outside Europe and is continuing to invest in R&D for civil, military and spaceflight programmes, according to chief executive Orazio Ragni
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rafael launches recce pod for UAVs
Rafael has launched a new tactical reconnaissance pod aimed at the growing market for unmanned aircraft systems.
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PARIS AIR SHOW; Society of British Aerospace Companies sounds industry warning
Airbus could look outside the UK when it is time to manufacture wings for the next generation of narrowbody aircraft unless the country makes further investment...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Dassault offers rocket pod-equipped Rafale for Afghanistan mission
Dassault (hall 2A) is exhibiting a French air force Rafale fighter with TDA 68mm rocket pods, providing a glimpse of a possible future equipment fit for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Lockheed confirms C-130J discussions under way with 'several' A400M customers
Lockheed Martin has brought its C-130J tactical transport to the show with high hopes of securing new European customers affected by delays to the Airbus...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: British Army Elbit Systems Hermes 450 in Afghan near miss
A British Army Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicle had...
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PARIS AIR SHOW; PAS is Paris’s number one fan
With 56 meetings arranged during the week and a strategy based on increasing the size of the business tenfold
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PARIS: Face the facts with Boeing Military president Chris Chadwick
Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing Military Aircraft, believes that countries will continue to focus on the options for force modernisation despite the downturn
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Northrop pitches Wild Thing for cargo UAS market
Northrop Grumman confirmed yesterday it has launched windtunnel tests for a new cargo unmanned aircraft system concept called the Mover. The Wild Thing...
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Technology refresh pushes the avionics boundaries
CMC leads green push Manufacturers aim to emerge from economic downturn with leaner and environmentally friendlier technologies john...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Cropduster-turned-gunship makes Le Bourget debut
Seeking to capitalise on rising global demand for anti-insurgent weapon systems, Texas-based Air Tractor is unveiling the new AT-802U gunship today. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Recession curbs growth spurt, but PAS '09 goes on
The 48th edition of the Paris air show is expected to see similar crowds from 2007 and an improved exhibition area. But the global recession is likely...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Daher-Socata reveals ISR fit for TBM 700
Daher-Socata has unveiled a multi-mission version of its TBM 700B single-engined turboprop optimised for ISR duties ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: MBDA reveals two new variants of Marte anti-ship missile
MBDA (Hall 2C) has launched study work on two new versions of its proven Marte Mk 2S air-launched anti-ship missile. One is designed to be integrated on...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: NRC windtunnel tests check C-17 high-lift boost
Boeing has been verifying aerodynamic advances to its C-17 military heavy-lifter using the National Research Council Canada (NRC) low-speed windtunnel to...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: New clash in F-35 power duel
The debate over the duelling engines for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has triggered a new war of words on the eve of the Paris air show.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Sagem mission planner set to support Tiger deployments
France's deployment of the Eurocopter Tiger to Afghanistan for the first time is set to provide a stern test of the aircraft's support systems - notably...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with David Hess, president of Pratt & Whitney
Six months after taking the helm of Pratt & Whitney in a storm of bad economic news, the US powerplant maker's president David Hess is now aiming to see some 'sunlight' break the overcast skies
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PARIS AIR SHOW: KAI remains upbeat about T-50's export opportunities
The KAI T-50 simulator will provide potential customers at Paris with an impressive insight as to the capabilities of this impressive all-rounder
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Bell: certification imminent for Bell 429 rotor rocket
Flight International Americas Editor John Croft travelled to Bell Helicopter's Canadian arm in Mirabel to ride in the manufacturer's new medium light 429 helicopter. Is the twin rotorcraft, which is made mostly of composite materials, likely to be a game-changer?