Aerospace

It’s not often that offset deals make headlines of their own, but an agreement signed between UAE organisations, Raytheon and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney falls into that category.

Aura Aero has unveiled ‘M’, a new defence-focused subsidiary based in Abu Dhabi.

India-based Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd or KSSL is looking for export markets for its newly-launched MArG 155mm/45 calibre mounted gun system.

It saw a US$ 476 million profit after tax driven by US$ 5.7 billion passenger revenue and US$ 1.1 billion cargo revenue, alongside significant operational efficiency improvements.

India’s navy has turned to private enterprise to find a way increase the capacity of its carrier air wings.

The strained relations between airframer HAL and the Indian Air Force were on full view during Aero India.

Arlington, Washington-based Eviation laid off most of its staff in early February.

AutoFlight has secured a 157 million yuan order for 12 CarryAll uncrewed and Prosperity passenger eVTOL aircraft from Hanyang Investment Development Group.

The UK's competition regulator has begun an inquiry into Safran's protracted acquisition of an actuation and flight control system unit from Collins Aerospace.

ZeroAvia has secured the first sale of a standalone electric propulsion system to Jetcruzer International.

Automated flight systems developer Merlin is partnering with cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines to assess and correlate pilot fatigue with inflight performance.

Two stakeholder groups—Project SkyPower and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute (SAFII)—have detailed separate plans to accelerate the roll out of SAF.

The certification allows Archer to train and qualify pilots at its new academy.

Manned-Unmanned (M-UM) operations is an aspiration for increasing numbers of air forces.

The launch of Powertech, the UAE’s ambitious play to develop an indigenous range of engines to power its own and other aircraft, is the lead story in the second issue of SHOW BUSINESS at IDEX. Read all the news from Day 2.

Jean-Brice Dumont, head of air power at Airbus Defence and Space explains the company’s strategy in the UAE, the role of the C295, potential of the A400M and how the region plays a growing role in the global Airbus supply chain.

Flydubai has received the Four-Star Major Airlines rating for the second time by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX).

Embraer is confident that the European and Far East sales success of its C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft will soon be replicated in the Middle East.

Threats to spacecraft are proliferating as the domain becomes of growing importance to militaries around the world.

LIFT Aircraft Middle East and Advanced Mobility Hub have made a milestone in the pursuit of sustainable air transport. Chloe Greenbank reports.

World Defense Show is appearing at IDEX updating on the new features and rapid sales for the next edition due to take place in Riyadh from February 8-12 next year.

Bill Guyan, Leonardo DRS president of international business, explains the importance of the Middle East to the company’s growth ambitions as it brings its expertise in advanced defence systems to the region in this TATV Spotlight programme from IDEX.

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show is one of the fasting growing defence events in the world.

Reversals by major OEMs put the burden of aviation decarbonization on startups and small aircraft.

The airframer has received approval for a maintenance interval extension on the nose landing gear, and engineers are working to improve other systems.