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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why Europe's combat aircraft market is worth fighting for
With the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen – plus Lockheed Martin's incoming F-35 – dominating the fleets of many European nations, it would be easy to overlook the multiple other sales opportunities the continent holds for combat aircraft manufacturers.
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VIDEO: Paris air show static display
This video captures the stunning static display at the Paris air show, including the Boeing 737 Max 9, Airbus A350-1000 and the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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PARIS: Scorpion tests 20mm cannon ahead of OA-X
Textron is demonstrating a 20mm cannon on its Scorpion twin-jet ahead of the US Air Force’s light attack OA-X experiment later this summer.
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PARIS: Thales makes advances in military UAVs
Thales has been an understated yet significant player in the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market for some time now, but is making a number of advances in the military UAV domain, as well as exploring new technologies related to the growing operation of this type of system.
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PARIS: Horizon demonstrates FlyingFish for monitoring satellite phone signals
Horizon Technologies is promoting its FlyingFish airborne satellite monitoring system for monitoring of satellite phone signals for humanitarian, search and rescue and law enforcement/anti-terrorism purposes. FlyingFish can be used to turn a wide range of aircraft into signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection platforms.
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PARIS: UK carrier's helicopter fleet comes to the fore
While the Lockheed Martin F-35B will inevitably be the main attraction of the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class carrier, the service is expecting the rotary fleet to really come into its own through the deployment of the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, plus other possible rotorcraft in the future.
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PARIS: Rockwell Collins prototypes fix for F-35 green glow
Lockheed Martin recently tested a prototype from Rockwell Collins that could solve the F-35’s helmet-mounted display “green glow” issue, F-35 programme Jeff Babione told reporters at the Paris air show this week.
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PARIS: NAVAIR exploring shorter test schedule for CH-53K
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is mulling a shorter test schedule for its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter programme in an effort to save money, Sikorsky’s president said this week.
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PARIS: KC-390 testing proceeds apace
Embraer says flight testing is going well with its KC-390 tactical transport, as it gears up to deliver the first production aircraft to the Brazilian air force in 2018.
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NewsPARIS: Lessor Stellwagen orders 12 C295 transports
Stellwagen Group has signed for 12 C295 medium transports, with manufacturer Airbus Defence & Space describing the agreement as a "pioneering deal".
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PARIS: Leonardo works to clear Falco for non-segregated airspace
Leonardo is working on certifying its Falco family of unmanned air vehicles for flight in non-segregated airspace, as part of a new services-based offering that it has introduced at the show.
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NewsPARIS: Rafale's F3R update on target after latest tests
Flight test activities involving two key elements of the Dassault Rafale's future F3R operating standard have recently been conducted at DGA defence procurement agency sites.
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PARIS: Finnish competition could line up with Block 3 F/A-18 production
Boeing could put forward its Block 3 F/A-18 Super Hornet for the Finnish air force competition, assuming the recapitalisation lines up with Boeing’s Block 3 production for the US Navy.
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed unleashes C-130J for international special forces
Lockheed Martin has launched an additional variant of its C-130J optimised to perform missions supporting the special operations forces (SOF) of international customers.
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PARIS: MiG-35 gives new hope to RAC MiG
Staged 11 years after the launch of the original demonstrator, there was something anti-climactic about the official roll-out ceremony of the RAC MiG-35 on 27 January at the manufacturer’s factory in Lukhovitsy near Moscow.
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PARIS: Tejas likely to be armed with Derby
The Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Saab Gripen fighters are likely to be the first foreign aircraft to be armed with the Rafael I-Derby ER air-to-air missile.
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PARIS: Typhoons having busiest ever year, Eurofighter says
The Eurofighter programme hit a new high at the Paris air show, with the Typhoon in its busiest ever operational year and further sales prospects coming into view.
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PARIS: T-Bird targets low-cost ISR, ground attack roles
Bulgaria's Light Armed Surveillance Engineering (LASA) is promoting a weaponised version of the Thrush 510G agricultural, aimed at customers who are fighting insurgencies and face other security issues.
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PARIS: Diamond to deliver first Dart-450s this year
Diamond Aircraft is displaying a duo of Paris debutantes, with its Dart-450 and surveillance-roled DA62 MPP both attracting significant interest.
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PARIS: MiG-35 flight testing proceeds apace
RAC MiG is pressing ahead with testing of its MiG-35 fighter, and expects testing to be completed by the end of 2017.