As it enters its eighth decade, the Farnborough Airshow remains one of the world's pre-eminent aerospace events. But it faces a number of challenges, all outside of its control, which have forced organizers into some significant changes ahead of the 2020 edition.
Complex operations in Syria, conducted between September 2015 and April 2018, have emerged as the best and most comprehensive proving ground for hardware produced by Russia’s defense industry.
Lockheed Martin has revamped a seven-year-old concept for a maritime patrol variant of the C-130 to refocus it as a mission kit that can be retrofitted on existing or new-build aircraft.
The first business jet version of a Boeing 737 MAX is about to fly from the factory, marking the beginning of a journey to be outfitted as a BBJ MAX 8.
Deer Jet became the first Chinese private jet operator to fly from China to the Antarctica in December, when one of its Gulfstream G650 business jets landed on the blue ice runway of Wolfs Fang airport.
Already the world’s largest offshore aircraft registry with more than 835 aircraft on its books, the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority is fending off competition from a growing number of rivals by offering several enhancements.
Ameco still hasn’t outfitted a VVIP interior for a privately-owned business jet, though over the last few years it has been building the capability to do so.
“The challenge with aviation and cybersecurity is that passengers often think that altitude makes them safe. They're physically disconnected from the ground; that creates the perception that there's an element of security. And that's definitely not true.”
Business is brisk at Comlux, the Swiss-based VIP aircraft management, operating and charter company that also has a U.S. completions and maintenance center in Indianapolis.
Qatar comes closer to buying 24 Typhoons, U.S.-Poland discuss missile and artillery deals, India tests BrahMos air-to-ground missile, and Colombia takes delivery of training system.
Malaysia has fielded a locally developed threat simulator to train its fighter pilots to deal with ground-based defensive systems such as surface-to-air missiles and radar-guided guns.
Cobham hopes the system, when it is fielded, will help the Pentagon collect data needed to identify the root cause of the so-called “physiological events” that have plagued U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots.
So-called concurrency continues to bedevil the Pentagon's ability to afford the F-35, as it will take a lot of work to bring some of the oldest aircraft up to the standard they will need to fight in combat.
The U.S. Air Force says it is not seeking permission from Congress to import additional Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines beyond the 18 already authorized for Atlas V-series rocket launches.
Boeing is looking at upgrading the camera systems used for aerial refueling on its new KC-46 tanker because the refueling boom can scrape and potentially damage receiver aircraft.
