Russian Helicopters has not brought any of its rotorcraft to Le Bourget this year. But a few weeks before the Paris Air Show, the Russian manufacturer reported the first horizontal flight of its newest Kamov Ka-62 medium twin.

Even as Saab celebrates the first flight of its JAS 39 Gripen E-series aircraft, the bulk of its near-term international sales opportunities center around the in-production C/D model.

Saab’s RBS15 anti-ship cruise missile is to be upgraded and installed on the Sweden’s new E-series JAS 39 Gripen and Visby-class corvette.

​Taqnia, the Saudi company partnered with Antonov to develop the An-132D airlifter, plans to begin building the aircraft in-country from 2020. The aircraft’s first flight took place from Antonov’s Gostomel facility near Kiev on March 31.

Slow ATR 42/72 turboprop sales last year are the result of combining adverse market forces that put the airframer in a position its executives could have thought a thing of the past – competing against jets.

New narrowbodies dominate at Paris this year, as Airbus and Boeing face continue weakness in demand for their “Show”ier widebody jets.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 celebrates its 10th anniversary since rollout this year, but the Russian manufacturer already is already planning a new generation of this regional jet.

Electric-drive truck manufacturer Workhorse will unveil a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show