Thales is at the Paris Air Show showcasing is next-generation cockpit that integrates connectivity and allows pilots to sync information with the outside world. Aviation Week’s Thierry Dubois takes a look.
By Rupa Haria, Guy Norris, Jen DiMascio, Joe Anselmo, Tony Osborne
From the F-35’s first Paris aerial display, the emergence of Asian players, the potential end of the A380 program . . . and a few tidbits on Boeing’s new midsize airplane, listen in to a lively debate as our team on the ground discuss the main events at the Paris Air Show.
From equipping the Bell-Boeing V-22 with a gatling gun – and maybe even lasers, to opportunities for international export sales. Aviation Week editors discuss what’s next for the V-22 here at the Paris Air Show.
Philippine Airlines has exercised an option on seven Bombardier Q400 aircraft, bringing its total firm order to 12 of the turboprops, in a bid to win back market share it has lost to low-cost carriers.
For at least the whole of the current century, militaries have understood the critical role cyberdefense plays in every aspect of operations. Yet most military organizations appear reluctant to train for network defense outside of specialist cyber units.
The proliferation of MANPADS – man-portable air defense systems – increased dramatically in recent years, leaking from collapsed nations (Libya, for example) and from radicals sponsored by rough nations (Iran and North Korea, to mention few of the most obvious). As MANPADS are available for sale on the black market, they appear in conflict zones throughout the world, as well as in the hands of criminal organizations. The growing threat drives military and government agencies to turn to proven countermeasures to protect their air.
As China and Russia continue to demonstrate rapid progress in development of hypersonic strike weapons, the U.S.’s largest guided-missile company says technology to counter the threat is already achievable but that fielding a system requires sustained funding and a national sense of urgency.
One of Israel Aerospace Industries’ areas of cyber expertise is the development and provision of cybersecurity solutions tailored to the needs of the aviation sector.
As engine makers jostle for position on Boeing’s potential New Midsize Airplane, CFM International hints that a new engine architecture with a gear-driven fan is among the various concepts under consideration.
SIA Engineering and GE Aviation have agreed to establish a new engine overhaul joint venture to be based in Singapore, the companies said at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.
A very small number of geostationary satellites have been ordered this year so far because the industry is devising strategies to meet an upcoming surge in demand for connectivity, launch service provider Arianespace says.
Everything about the F-35 program requires new ways of thinking for the air forces that will operate the aircraft, and the industrial entities that are supplying them. Training and simulation are no exception.
General Atomics showed off its next-generation ground control station at the Paris Air Show this week, letting attendees simulate flying an MQ-9 Reaper from a new, advanced cockpit configuration.
Airbus at the Paris Air Show launched Skywise, a broad initiative to use a lot more data in a much more structured way to make its own and airline operations more efficient.
Boeing has outlined the design of its projected new midsize airplane (NMA), but is keeping the details close to its chest as it waits for the expected response from Airbus.
