Paris Air Show

Our roundup of the main headlines going into this year's Paris air show.

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By Tony Osborne
State-owned manufacturer says its revenue grew last year despite the challenges posed by the strength of the ruble against foreign currencies.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Kamov Ka-52 coaxial attack helicopter that was one of the Russian stars at the Paris air show in 2013 has got a naval variant.
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By Tony Osborne
Germany has thrown a $4 billion lifeline to MEADS that could pave the way for exports.
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A spate of Proton launch mishaps has created a de facto duopoly of Arianespace and SpaceX, two companies vying to dominate the global commercial launch market.
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Today, with 48 firm export orders for Rafales that must be produced by 2021, Dassault will gradually ramp-up production at its Merignac assembly facility in southwestern France.
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Pratt & Whitney is discussing new details about upgrades to the PW1200G and the latest test phase in support of the upcoming certification program.

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Raytheon's AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 has begun operational testing with the U.S. Navy on F/A-18 Super Hornet and is expected to be fielded to the fleet in 2016.

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Coupling Rafael’s latest reconnaissance and targeting pods with scene-matching electro-optical-guided weapons enables air forces to tighten targeting cycles from days and hours to a few seconds.

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Boeing and Saab leaders could not sound happier about their joint work on the T-X trainer project, although the new design itself stays under wraps.

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Export customers for the F-35 are being pushed to commit to a multiyear buy, as soon as next year. But some are far from ready to do so, and the proposal represents a departure from U.S. procurement policy.

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The French government reiterated its formal approval of the sale of state ownership in the Arianespace launch consortium to Airbus Safran Launchers, a joint venture set up to develop and produce Europe's next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle
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By Tony Osborne
Sierra Nevada is teaming up with Turkish engineering firm STM to restart production of the Dornier 328 turboprop and 328Jet regional airliners in Turkey.
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Israel Aerospace Industries is unveiling advanced UHF Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar at the Paris Air Show.

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By Angus Batey
After selling all eight Dornier 228s batch built in a new-generation configuration, RUAG Aviation (Chalet 120, Static A5, Hall 4 B77) is reconfiguring its supply chain to deliver a minimum of four and up to 12 of the 19-seat aircraft every year, beginning in 2016. And the MRO-specialist-turned-OEM is offering a range of gap-bridging solutions to ensure its product remains competitive on delivery timescale.
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In the scramble to compete for a chance to build such cutting-edge constellations, established satellite makers accustomed to producing a handful of high-dollar spacecraft each year have already learned a few things from Silicon Valley

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Bombardier’s future depends on success of the CSeries family.
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Embraer took long to decide whether to re-engine the E-Jet or to go for an all-new larger aircraft model.
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With construction complete, the Airbus A320 Family Assembly Line at the Mobile Aeroplex will be nearing start-up by the time the Paris Air Show begins.
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By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s “big bet” on the future of rotorcraft took an important step forward on May 22, when the S-97 Raider high-speed helicopter made its first flight.
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Fifteen of the top 25 aerospace companies have operations in Ontario. Long-time tenants Bombardier Aerospace, Airbus, Finemeccanica, General Dynamics and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty were joined in recent years by heavy hitters such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries whose division, MHI Canada Aerospace, makes airframe parts in Mississauga.
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon it is not, but the IOMAX Archangel does have some avionics from this supersonic fighter.
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By Tony Osborne
The Paris Air Show may seem as busy as ever, but some notable names are conspicuous by their absence.
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Paul Jackson
An-178 breaks its flight-test schedule for a first public showing in the West. The military freighter is equipped with a rear loading ramp.
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Noam Eshel
IAI is enhancing the capabilities of its Heron TP Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
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