Farnborough Airshow

ShowNews revealed that BAE Systems had embarked on a series of research projects to investigate future concepts under the broad heading of “adaptable airframes.”

Britecloud, Leonardo's active countermeasure for protecting against missile threats to fighters, has a new version for use on larger, slower-moving platforms.

The Israeli company is featuring various avionics upgrades for military and paramilitary aircraft reflecting its acquisition of U.S.-based Universal Avionics.

​Israel has outsourced much of its military fixed and rotary-wing pilot training to Elbit Systems.

UTC Aerospace has won a contract for eight-blade NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy.

Piaggio's confidence is one reason behind the new sales, says CEO Renato Vaghi. A firmer market, rising fuel prices and a customer outreach program also help.

Recent tensions in Gaza and the Golan Heights involved extensive use of low, slow and small aerial incendiary vehicles such as drones, kites and balloons.

Loitering munition have been evolving in Israel since the mid-1970s, when its defense institutions urged development in unmanned and autonomous capabilities.

Airbus chief test pilot Peter Chandler's daily displays in the A350-1000 will mark the end of a 43-year career as a professional aviator.

Outpacing the vaunted CFM56, CFM International expects to be delivering more than delivering more than 2,000 Leap engines annually by 2020.

As Global 7500 and Comac C919 programs progress, Nexcelle moves to production phase.

ACSS starts Farnborough 2018 with a contract to supply SafeRoute hardware for enhancing the ADS-B capabilities of hundreds of American Airlines Airbus A321s.

Leonardo DRS’s effort to land the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer contract could be a long shot, but CEO Bill Lynn says its T-100 has the lowest-risk.

Leonardo has taken the next step in the evolution of its M-346 jet trainer with the installation of a radar.

GE Aviation has renewed its commercial engine portfolio as its military business is coming under the spotlight.

GE last week won a US$437 million U.S. Air Force contract to continue development and risk reduction of its XA100 adaptive-cycle advanced Combat Engine Program.

USAF and Boeing have agreed on an October delivery date for the first KC-46A tanker, but the service is still resolving deficiencies and testing software fixes.

Britain’s Empire Test Pilots School is undertaking a radical transformation as it gears up to train a new generation of test pilots.

The world aerospace industry produced direct revenues of US$838 billion in 2017. This is the top line number from Aerodynamic Advisory and Teal Group’s joint research project.

An ambitious secure communications network solution dubbed Network for the Sky has been launched by Airbus Defense & Space.

Rolls-Royce also has run the new core for the future family at full power in its Advance3 demonstrator.

Type certification of Rolls-Royce’s newest widebody powerplant, the Trent 7000, is “imminent” as the engine makes its first appearance at this year’s Farnborough Airshow beneath the wings of the Airbus A330-900neo.

Watch as Guy Norris reviews the advances on the 777X compared to the 777 and 787-8 at the Farnborough Airshow.

The school which dates to World War II is undertaking a radical transformation as it gears up to train a new generation of test pilots.

As Britain’s Royal Air Force has begun receiving the most capable Eurofighter Typhoons yet, as the four-nation program is gearing up for a wave of potential new sales.