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PARIS: Interview with Ontic president Gareth Hall
Ontic is returning to Paris to highlight its support for out-of-production second- and third-generation avionics and electronics. This fledgling arm of Ontic's...
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NewsPARIS: Sukhoi Su-35 set to steal the show
The star of this year's Le Bourget air show is undoubtedly set to be Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E, which is making its Paris debut. It is the first Russian-built...
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NewsPARIS: Engine systems driving growth at GKN
Anyone doubting GKN Aerospace's ability to handle the bleak outlook surrounding military spending in its key North American and European markets should consider...
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NewsPARIS: Libyans to france for officer training
DCI, the French government-backed training arm (static T24), has been selected to provide training to 20 officers from the Libyan Air Force and Defence Force,...
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NewsPARIS: Finmeccanica's Giovanni Soccodato talks strategy
Finmeccanica is implementing a deep restructuring plan and refocusing its product portfolio. Innovation is key to the group's transformation, says Giovanni Soccodato, executive vice-president strategy, business development and innovation.
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NewsPARIS: Russia's United Aircraft brings a focus to country's diverse aerospace industry
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, experts have been writing obituaries for the Russian aerospace industry. When the Cold War ended, plummeting defence budgets and the loss of a captive market for its civil airliners in the Communist world meant a once-mighty sector was left starved of ...
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NewsPARIS: Eurofighter powering after fresh exports, says outgoing chief
After an eventful four years at the helm of Europe's best-selling combat aircraft programme, outgoing Eurofighter chief executive Enzo Casolini tells Flight...
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NewsUnmanned K-Max crashes in Afghanistan
An unmanned Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 5 June. One of only two aircraft in...
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NewsPentagon procurement chief “cautiously optimistic” about F-35 production ramp-up
The Pentagon's top acquisitions official says that he is cautiously optimistic that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made enough progress...
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NewsPICTURE: AESA radar clears trial fit with Eurofighter
BAE Systems has performed a trial installation of an AESA radar with a Eurofighter combat aircraft ...
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NewsFirst RAF students ace Hawk T2 course
The first four Royal Air Force student pilots to fly the service's Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers have completed their training ...
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NewsPARIS: New-look T-6C heads for Le Bourget
Beechcraft's T-6C Texan II demonstrator N3000B is heading to the Paris air show with a new corporate colour scheme ...
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NewsCost drove EADS from US Army rotorcraft demonstration
EADS North America pulled out of the US Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme because the cost of developing a high-speed rotorcraft...
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NewsPICTURE: India becomes eighth nation to operate C-17
India has officially received its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport, becoming the eighth nation to operate the type. New Delhi...
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NewsBoeing awarded $4bn multi-year contract for Chinooks
The US Army and Boeing have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters ...
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US notifies Congress of potential Libyan C-130J sale
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on 7 June that it may sell the Libyan government two Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical...
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Croatia to refurbish MiGs, delaying new combat type
The Croatian government has formally decided to refurbish part of its current Mikoyan MiG-21-based fleet, and to add more examples of the type to have one...
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Elisra to unveil UAS self-protection suite
Elisra is to unveil a new self-protection suite for unmanned air systems during the Paris air show ...
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AVX makes the grade for US Army’s JMR-TD programme
The US Army has chosen AVX Aircraft Company's design for inclusion in its high-speed Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator rotorcraft programme ...
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Three to contest Polish trainer deal as Czech firm withdraws
Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin UK will contest Poland's advanced jet trainer system competition ...