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By Angus Batey
LORD is on track toward meeting its 10-year plan to double sales.
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By Karen Walker
Airbus has announced Saudi Arabian Airlines as its launch customer for the A330-300 Regional.
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By Angus Batey
There is no lack of enthusiasm when it comes to realizing the potential of small UAS. But the promise of larger systems has yet to be fulfilled
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By Victoria Moores
ATR will announce the launch customer for a high-density, 78-seat ATR 72-600 here Tuesday.
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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
During the NATO operation over Libya in 2011, European nations were criticized for a lack of aerial refueling assets and their need to depend on the U.S. for assistance. But plans for multinational tanker purchases may soon reverse that trend.
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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 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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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 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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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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By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has revealed a concept for a family of highly modular missiles.
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By Angus Batey
GKN's Aerospace Division's new president, David Brantner spoke with ShowNews’ Angus Batey about what he will bring to the role and the challenges the division faces as it seeks to maintain and build on its market position.
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By Jen DiMascio
With a little help from the U.S. Congress and the potential for international orders, Boeing is bullish about prospects for its international fighters.
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By Tony Osborne
During the last five years, a resurgent Russia has increased its defense spending by 50% and plans to modernize its conventional air, sea and land force.
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By Tony Osborne
Pakistan air force top guns, Wing Cdr. Usman Ali and Sqn. Ldr. Yasar Mudasser-Aslam are showing off Sino-Pakistani fighter aircraft in the skies over Le Bourget.
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By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Block 40-standard RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance program.
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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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By Fred George
Dassault Aviation’s 6,450-nm-range tri-jet flagship shows off its maneuverability during a flying display with project test pilots Eric Gérard and Hervé Laverne at the controls.
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By Paul Jackson
Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov is expected to announce a new military freighter at the Paris Air Show this week – albeit one which is probably related to an existing and popular design.
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By John Morris
GE Aviation has built seven new factories in the last seven years, and is contemplating an eighth as it heads toward record production of the CFM56 next year.
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By Angus Batey
The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing slipped the surly bonds of Earth in March when the American company launched its first two all-electric satellites.
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By Angus Batey
Airbus Defense and Space's new cyber service, Keelback Net, makes its debut here at the show.
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By Noam Eshel
RAFAEL is unveiling a new, extended range version of its Beyond Visual Range active radar-guided air-to-air missile—the I-Derby ER.
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