The importance of the Gulf region to the UK has been underlined here at the Dubai Airshow, particularly with ongoing Typhoon export campaigns in the UAE, Qatar and Oman.
Though the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master prototypes have been a regular sight at international air shows, Dubai sees the public debut of the production aircraft, in the shape of the first T-346 to be delivered to the Italian Air Force's Reparto Sperimentale Volo at Pratica di Mare.
Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Pakistan's Chief of the Air Staff, underlined the importance of the new JF-17 Thunder which, he said, “represented a much-needed capability for the Pakistan Air Force”.
Raytheon has completed the development and testing of a new 'WiPak' method of wirelessly integrating its Paveway family of laser-guided and dual-mode (laser/GPS) bombs.
Wing Commander Dicky Patounas, the commanding officer of No3 (Fighter) Squadron, Royal Air Force, spoke at the Dubai Airshow and described his most memorable combat mission during recent operations over Libya.
Under the theme of 'partnership' UK companies are looking to strengthen existing industrial links with companies in the UAE, to build new ones and to be a key partner in the Abu Dhabi vision for 2030.
The UAE is re-opening its multi-billion dollar fighter contest, just weeks after it seemed certain that the Dassault Rafale would be selected unopposed. French hopes that the Rafale's selection would be announced here in Dubai appear to have been dashed and the competition to supply the UAE Air Force & Air Defence with a next-generation fighter is again wide open.
Eurocopter is planning to broaden its co-operation with Middle East partners as its builds on a strong presence in the region. The company currently has more than 600 helicopters operating in this growing market.
Inmarsat is working on new “bearers” or waveforms that will push its L-band SwiftBroadband service to the limit. The existing (up to) 432kbps download speeds may be pushed to 500kbps, or even as much as 700kbps, when the new high data rate (HDR) bearers are introduced in 2013.
The NH90 programme has reached a major milestone with the declaration of compliance for the NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) variant's Final Operational Configuration, This marks the NH-90 TTH's development completion, and enables deliveries to begin before year-end in the helicopter's full operational definition.
Northrop Grumman is to highlight its global security capabilities at this year's Dubai Airshow, including airborne surveillance, UAS', airborne early warning and control systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures, plus its training and support services.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has successfully flown its medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as part of a key test programe.
Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) crews started flight training on their first A330 MRTT with Airbus Military instructors at the Airbus Military Getafe facilities in Spain yesterday
Within sight of the Virginia coast, the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship has been circling since the beginning of the month in a 20 X 20-mi. box quietly—until now—making history as the host of the very first sea trials of the Lockheed Martin F-35B, which is designed for short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) operations for the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Second Edition of the Middle East Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium (MEISR) taking place at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi has been moved forward to February 5-6, 2012
Northrop Grumman Corp has pulled out of the 2012 Farnborough International air show as part of a drive to cut costs in what it describes as leaner times in the global defence market but it is honouring its commitment to the Dubai Air Show.
At a ceremony held yesterday at the Lockheed Martin facility, company officials formally delivered four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to the State of Qatar.
Africa's aerospace industry has entered a new era with the launch of a ground-breaking multi-role aviation platform. This marks the first time in Africa's history that the continent has independently designed and manufactured its own aircraft. The market potential of the aircraft could add up to half a billion dollars to the industrial output of the South African economy.
