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The opening ceremony of the U.S. International Pavilion took place on Monday.
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By Noam Eshel
Israel’s UAV company Aeronautics is introducing several new versions of unmanned systems at the Paris Air Show, among them a new version of the Orbiter – the Orbiter 1K.
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By Tony Osborne
Israeli Aircraft Industries says that there is growing interest in the conversion of Boeing 767-300ER airliners into aerial refueling tankers.
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By Angus Batey
ALIS is reportedly so large that if it were separated from the overall F-35 budget it would still be one of the biggest defense procurement programs of all time.
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With both Boeing and Aviation Week commemorating their 100th birthdays next year, the two have agreed to create a digital, searchable, living archive of Aviation Week & Space Technology dating back to the very beginnings of human flight.
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Noam Eshel
An innovative hybrid propulsion system for light aircraft – manned or unmanned – is being unveiled here at the Paris Air Show.
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By Angus Batey
The first shipset designated for the initial flight-test aircraft is on its way, via the engine manufacturer, to the customer airframer this summer.
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By John Morris
Development of revolutionary engines at GE Aviation is setting the stage for the next 50 years in military aircraft propulsion, engineers there believe.
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European satellite manufacturers are capitalizing on increasing global demand for space-based remote sensing.
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Satellite Internet startup OneWeb Ltd. has selected Airbus Defense and Space to serve as an industrial partner in the design and production of a fleet of 900 small Internet satellites.
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By Noam Eshel
In Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Boeing 737s are taxiing to the runways with their engines shut-down.
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By Jay Menon
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BAE Systems for upgrading the Indian Air Force’s Hawk Mk.132 advanced jet trainers
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Production of GE Aviation’s F414 fighter engine could run for another decade. Although orders for the main aircraft it powers, the twin-engine F-18 Super Hornet and Growler, are winding down, it is finding success elsewhere in the world.
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By Angus Batey
Data shared from aircraft used by 13 nations may include information that could provide actionable intelligence to an adversary.
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The Aviation Week Network captured four awards at Sunday’s Aerospace Media Dinner at the Aero Club in Paris.
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By Jen DiMascio
When it comes to the kind of decisions that governments and aerospace companies routinely face, the tangle of trade-offs can be so complicated that those with influence can sway the outcome. But a Virginia-based company pledges to bring more science and remove emotion from strategic decisions.
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Bell Helicopter expects to finish its 505 Jet Ranger X manufacturing facility in Lafayette this summer.
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By Karen Walker
CFM International will keep its maintenance costs for the new LEAP narrowbody engine to levels at or similar to those of the current CFM56 engine, company senior executives said.
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By Angus Batey
LORD is on track toward meeting its 10-year plan to double sales.
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“Acquiring technologically advanced airplanes, such as the 777X, is integral to our expansion strategy,” said Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker.
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Kirby Harrison
The aviation specialist launched a collaborative effort with Team Artemis Racing of Sweden to take its new AC48 catamaran to the new level.
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Robert W. Moorman
Airbus Defense and Space celebrates it 10-year anniversary in Mobile, Alabama.
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Seattle-based Aviation Partners estimates that its blended winglets have saved commercial and business jet operators about 5 billion gal. of jet fuel and expects that amount to double by the end of 2019.
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Robert W. Moorman
Small U.S. civil drone companies find the wait for final regulatory approval is causing them to look outside the country for trade opportunities.
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By Tony Osborne
Piaggio, the Italian producer of Avanti business turboprop, is nudging its focus toward the defense business, company CEO Carlo Logli has stated.
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