All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 163
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PARIS: Safran, Hanhwa power up engine for new helicopter
Safran and Hanhwa Techwin have conducted the first ground run of the Arriel 2L2 turboshaft engine that will power the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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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: 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.
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PARIS: Derco announces raft of contracts
Lockheed Martin unit Derco has announced several new deals, in the defence and commercial arenas.
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PARIS: KAI aiming for international FA-50 sales
Korea Aerospace Industries continues to promote its FA-50 fighter on the international market, as it also attempts to gain a toehold on the global helicopter market with its Surion platform.
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PARIS: Rafael talks up hard-hitting ground attack weapons
Israeli defence firm Rafael is reaching the end of the development process for its Spice 250 air-to-ground weapon system.
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PARIS: China promotes unmanned airpower
Chinese airframer AVIC is displaying a mock-up of its Wing Loong II armed UAV in the static park.
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PARIS: Chinese robot automates external inspections
Chinese company Intelligent Detection Systems is promoting a robot that automates the process of examining the exterior of aircraft for physical defects.
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PARIS: F-35 goes from zero to hero
The Lockheed Martin F-35 is steadily becoming a mainstay of big air shows, with its planned high-g performance to mark a key turning point in its show attendance record.
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PARIS: A400M makes howitzer transport look easy
A French air force crew has demonstrated the unloading of a Nexter Caesar self-propelled howitzer system.
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PARIS: Tokyo's four-engined MPA makes waves
The Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft has made its Paris debut, as Tokyo eyes upgrade opportunities for the four-engined type.
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ANALYSIS: China's mixed signals on military aircraft exports
On the second day of the 2015 Dubai Air Show, reporters crowded into the Avic chalet. Expectation was high: a sign outside a day earlier had proclaimed there would be a briefing on the CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter. Minutes passed while Avic officials avoided eye contact. The time set for ...
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Rostec, Avicopter near heavy-lift helicopter contract
Rostec and Avicopter are making progress toward a contract signing in regard to the pair's planned Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter.
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Qatar orders 36 F-15QA fighters
Qatar has signed a deal for 36 Boeing F-15QA fighter aircraft.
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Gulf Air chief executive tenders resignation
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has accepted the resignation of chief executive Maher Salman Al Musallam.
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ANALYSIS: Arianespace guns for Asia communications market
The Paris air show is famously attractive to Asia-Pacific customers of commercial airliners and military aircraft, but the region is also one of the world’s hottest markets for a higher-altitude aerospace segment: commercial satellite launches. Here, European launch operator Arianespace is a world leader and vying for business.
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Pentagon raises specter of improving China airpower
The US Defence Department's annual report on Chinese military capabilities underlines the evolution of Chinese airpower.
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Search continues for survivors of crashed Myanmar Y-8
A Shaanxi Y-8 transport operated by the Myanmar air force has crashed, with around 100 persons likely to have perished.
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PICTURES: Mitsubishi rolls out first Japanese-built F-35
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has rolled out the first Japanese-assembled Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter aircraft.
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ICAO yet to decide when Thai safety red flag will be lifted
ICAO has not set a firm date for removing Thailand's red flag status, but says the country's procedures for awarding air operator's certificates have improved.