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PARIS: Defence industry stays quiet at Paris
Military aviation is nearly always overshadowed by the commercial news juggernaut of the Paris air show, but the global defence industry's biggest newsmakers seemed especially quiet at what is still the world's largest industry event this year.
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PARIS: Test success strengthens MBDA's PARS 3 campaign for India
MBDA's PARS 3 long-range air-to-surface missile has undergone a firing campaign with a German Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter.
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PARIS: Ground manoeuvering concerns kept Saudi A330 tanker away
Airbus Military kept its A330 tanker away from Le Bourget due to concerns over restricted parking space ...
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PARIS: A400M buyers agree common support framework
Five partner nations for the A400M have agreed to support a common in-service configuration for the transport ...
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PARIS: Eurocopter flies upgraded Puma for RAF
Eurocopter has performed the first flight of an upgraded Puma transport for the UK Royal Air Force ...
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PARIS: Swedish air force chief hails Gripen's role in Libya
Saab has been awarded the latest in a series of contracts to further development activities on its Gripen C/D fighter for the Swedish air force ...
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PARIS: Air show is latest stop on T-6C world tour
Hawker Beechcraft is counting on the T-6C trainer to return from a two-month tour achieving more than just performing an entertaining, 8min flying display for the Paris air show audience.
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PARIS: European aerospace too divided to compete globally
Europe's defence aerospace companies run the risk of losing out on the global stage if they do not unite to develop future unmanned platforms, France's defence minister, Gérard Longuet, has warned.
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NewsPARIS: Italy receives first naval NH90 helicopter
Italy's first naval NH90 was handed over today in NH Industries' display area
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PARIS: Northrop Grumman proposes a 'civvie' LEMV
A commercial customer could be announced within 12 months for a new heavy freighter version of a hybrid airship in development for the US Army
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PARIS: Embraer investment will be a catalyst for emerging Portuguese aero industry, says trade association PEMAS
Embraer's decision to invest in Portugal has been a catalyst for the Iberian nation's emerging aerospace sector, which has high hopes of becoming a key player in European industry.
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PARIS: OEMServices reaches beyond Airbus
France-headquartered manufacturer joint venture OEMServices is expanding its Airbus-centred component maintenance business to ATR turboprops and the Sukhoi Superjet 100 - but has also set its eyes on Boeing aircraft for the long-term future.
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PARIS: Elbit expands precision weapons range
Elbit Systems is developing more precision weapons using its capabilities in lasers and electro-optics.
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NewsPARIS: India’s first P-8I starts to take shape
Boeing has begun final assembly of India's first P-8I maritime patrol aircraft at its Renton factory in Washington, following delivery of the fuselage from subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems.
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PARIS: USAF’s irregular warfare strategy under new attack
US lawmakers are threatening to wipe out most of a three-year investment by the US Air Force to stand up a small corps of conventional aircraft and flight crews dedicated to irregular warfare missions.
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NewsPARIS: Hawker Beechcraft boss wants to double King Air special mission sales
Get selling. That was the message from Hawker Beechcraft chief executive Bill Boisture to his executives after the company's unveiling of a special mission demonstrator for its King Air 350ER earlier this week.
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NewsPARIS: Euro Hawk nearly ready for Germany flight
Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have confirmed that the Euro Hawk testbed, the German version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, will fly to Germany for payload integration and testing.
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NewsPARIS: India set to order six more C-130Js
India is poised to sign a letter of request for six additional Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft, which would bring its total fleet of the type to 12.
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NewsPARIS: Northrop F-35 sensors tested in major exercise
Northrop Grumman's contribution to the Lockheed Martin joint strike fighter programme was tested in the recent Northern Edge 2011 joint military exercise.
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NewsPARIS: Alenia gains military certification for M-346
Alenia Aermacchi has achieved military-type certification for its M-346 trainer from the Italian defence ministry,