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Greg Waldron
Greg Waldron is the Asia Managing Editor of FlightGlobal, responsible for the team’s airline, aerospace, and defence coverage across the region. In the airline space, Waldron has conducted hundreds of interviews with airline leaders in the Asia-Pacific. He also covers areas such as MRO and safety. On the defence beat, Waldron has written extensively about the rise of Chinese airpower, as well as broader airpower developments around the region, such as indigenous fighter programmes, and regional acquisitions of foreign equipment. Waldron has been with the company since 2009. Prior to this he worked as a freelance writer covering areas such as aviation, appliances, finance, healthcare, travel, and others. Waldron started his journalistic career covering Asia-Pacific stock markets for a major newswire.
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Boeing and Antonov have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore ways to work together on defence projects.
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South Korean aerospace companies have had a strong two years since their last appearance at the Farnborough air show.
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Turkish Aerospace enters Farnborough riding two years of achievement
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The US government has cleared a possible Czech Republic purchase of air-to-surface missiles for attack helicopters.
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B-2 upgrades allow faster mission software updates
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New Super Hornet missile offers more sting against Chinese kill chains
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