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Farnborough Air Show: Day 1

July 11, 2016

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Apache Pilots Get In-Flight Control Of UAVs

Jul 11, 2016

With the British Government otherwise preoccupied since June 23, it remains to be seen whether the previously expected announcement of a contract to buy AH-64E Apaches will be made during the Airshow or not.

Digital Add-On Opens Up The Night For Fighter Pilot

Jul 11, 2016

Elbit Systems announced it performed flight testing of the digital eyepiece add-on system that transforms existing helmet-mounted displays and night-vision goggles into “smart helmets” effective in night flying.

Autonomy Emerges As Key To Future U.K. UCAVs

Jul 11, 2016

BAE Systems is unveiling a new model at the Airshow which offers clues about the company's collaborative work with Dassault on an Anglo-French unmanned combat air vehicle.

U.K. To Earn Billions On F-35 Work

Jul 09, 2016

The importance of the F-35 to Britain's aerospace industry is unarguable. The UK is the program's only Tier One partner, granting some British companies sole-source/OEM status on the program.

Successful Tests For Indo-Israeli Air Defense

Jul 11, 2016

The Indian Air Force, India’s Defence Research and Development Organization and Israel Aerospace Industries have recently tested the latest medium-range surface-air missile air and missile defense system, a member of the Barak 8 air defense weapon system.

GE Sees An Electrifying Future

Jul 11, 2016

It’s been a unique and remarkable decade for aerospace, says GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce. Unprecedented investment and transformational advances in technology, materials and manufacturing have resulted in new aircraft, new engines, record backlogs and a new supply chain.

Boeing Expansion Is Latest Win For Oklahoma

Jul 11, 2016

Boeing will officially open its 290,000-sq.-ft. engineering research and development lab in mid-July in Oklahoma City, providing 800 new jobs for a state with a long history in aerospace.

New-Look Typhoon Storms Into Farnborough

Jul 11, 2016

If the Typhoon BAE Systems test pilot Nat Makepeace is flying at the Airshow this week seems a little different than before, there's good reason. The aircraft's weapons fit represents the latest evolution of the Eurofighter capability set.

FAC Appoints New Membership Chairman

Jul 11, 2016

Local Hampshire businessman Andrew Barnett has been appointed membership chairman at the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium, which is one of Europe’s longest-established aerospace and defense trade bodies.

Embraer KC-390 Makes Its International Debut At Farnborough Airshow

Jul 09, 2016

Still in the thick of flight tests, Embraer’s KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft is flying internationally for the first time on a summer tour of Europe and the Middle East, and making its maiden stop at the Farnborough Airshow.

Experts to UK: Nine P-8s Will Not Be Enough

Jul 11, 2016

Of all the announcements made in the Conservative Government's Strategic Defense and Security Review of 2015, none had been more widely anticipated and extensively analyzed as the reconstitution of a British maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare capability.

American Aerospace: Open For Business

Jul 11, 2016

From the first biplane flights of the early 20th century, to the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, to the cutting-edge development currently taking place on unmanned aircraft systems, American aerospace companies have consistently proven their ability to push the bounds of innovation.

Norsk Plans Printed Parts In Plattsburgh

Jul 11, 2016

The State of New York released an additional US$4 million in planning funds for Norsk Titanium to build the world’s first factory to make aerospace parts with its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition process.

Display Rule Changes Prudent, Says Farnborough Airshow Organiser

Jul 11, 2016

Changes to airshow flying display rules will not affect Farnborough's ability to stage an "exciting, enthralling, entertaining air display" in 2016.

IAI Forges ‘Agreement And Trust’

Jul 11, 2016

Setting the goals to fulfill future market needs, IAI chairman Rafi Maor foresees larger drones, sophisticated robotics, air defense and cyber at the forefront of the company’s future growth.

Russia To Focus On Civil Products At Farnborough

Jul 11, 2016

Russia has seriously limited its participation at the Farnborough Airshow due to the deteriorated political relations with the West.

Airbus Wins RAF Crypto Contracts For Voyager, C-130J And F-35

Jul 11, 2016

The UK’s defense ministry and Airbus Defence & Space will confirm that the company has been awarded deals to supply cryptographic key management solutions to three British military aircraft.

MBDA Comes Out Swinging Its SPEAR

Jul 11, 2016

This year, with a development contract confirmed to put its SPEAR missile on the UK’s F-35B, MBDA is ready to shout about its successes.

Brazilian-Israeli Heron Caçador UAS Takes Off

Jul 11, 2016

A new variant of the Israeli Heron I drone made in Brazil made its maiden flight recently.

Ontario: A Magnet For Aerospace

Jul 11, 2016

International customers represent 80% of revenue for most Ontario aerospace firms, in part because of free trade agreements with 15 countries, a highly skilled workforce, strong educational programs and a business friendly environment.

GKN Considers Future Of Fokker MRO Operations

Jul 11, 2016

Aerostructures and component supplier GKN is mulling the future of the MRO businesses it inherited from its takeover of Fokker Technologies. Fokker Services was part of its EUR706 million (USD779 million) acquisition of Fokker Technologies from owners Arle Capital last July. The operation specializes in redelivery of aircraft for lessors, VIP conversions, and MRO on a number of aircraft types including the large fleets of aircraft built by the company when it was an aircraft manufacturer until the 1990s.

‘Pratt is Back’ As Business Booms

Jul 11, 2016

Together with Pratt & Whitney Canada, the company expects to have 100,000 engines in service by 2020 by when revenues will have grown to roughly US$22 billion

ADS Calls for “Bold” Action Over Brexit

Jul 11, 2016

The British Government needs to be “relatively bold” in order to attract investment from business and stabilize the uncertainty cause by the country’s decision to “Brexit” according to UK aerospace trade organization ADS.

Tourist Class Meets Business Class At Farnborough

Jul 11, 2016

JetSuiteX advertises an interesting business model from the U.S. West Coast. California dreaming comes to Farnborough.

F-35 Will Be Post-Brexit Britain’s Iron Fist

Jul 11, 2016

Two years later than planned, the F-35 has made its UK debut and appears to have brightened a mood dimmed by Britain’s decision to exit the European Union.

U.S. Pavilion – Open For Business

Jul 10, 2016

Kallman’s purpose is to maximize the value of time spent at the show and to trumpet the U.S.’s global advantages in international trade, technical innovation and possession of a capable workforce.

Engines Could Pace Boeing Middle-Market Aircraft Design

Jul 11, 2016

The Aviation Week and Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey on middle-market aircraft strongly supports Boeing’s own assessments, says the company’s commercial president, Ray Conner.

Rolls-Royce Snags Work On U.K. F-35 Engines

Jul 11, 2016

Rolls-Royce will soon get to work at RAF Marham supporting not just the lift fan the company built for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but also the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that powers the fifth-generation fighter jet.

Boeing In Big Wins For British Defense

Jul 11, 2016

Boeing started the Farnborough Airshow by securing nearly £5 billion worth of contracts from the British government for P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers, and Apache attack helicopters.

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