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PARIS: Controp unveils Tornado air defence payload
In an effort to monitor unauthorised unmanned air vehicles flying near borders and over critical infrastructure, Controp has revealed a new surface-based payload that can track small and large targets.
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PARIS: Issoire roars in to Paris with Lion and Simba singles
French aerostructures and aircraft manufacturer Issoire Aviation has returned to Paris with the pride of its piston-single family.
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NewsPARIS: Air Baltic to be CS300 launch operator
Air Baltic has confirmed it will be the launch operator for the Bombardier CS300.
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NewsPARIS: Greater definition emerges of A330-based Beluga
Airbus’s new A330-based Beluga transport will be 6m (20ft) longer than the A300-600ST currently used for logistics support.
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NewsPARIS: Russia's Volga-Dnepr plans to take 20 more 747-8Fs
Russian cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Group has tentatively agreed to acquire another 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters.
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NewsPARIS: AirAsia's Fernandes opts for frugality
AirAsia group chief executive Tony Fernandes managed to escape the Paris air show with most of his money still in his pocket after a visit yesterday.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Renton factory evolves to meet 737 production rate
Boeing’s factory complex on the south shore of Lake Washington has seen busy times before. In July 1945 alone, the Renton workforce built 160 B-29 bombers, representing about 5.4 million kg (11.9 million lb) of combined empty weight. Seventy years later, an expanded factory with 112 square metres (1.2 million ...
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NewsPARIS: P&W signs long-term deal with component supplier EDAC
Connecticut-based EDAC Technologies is to continue providing components used in P&W's geared turbofans and its F135 powerplant, under the terms of a new deal confirmed at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Dassault debuts ultra long-range Falcon 8X
Dassault’s flagship business jet and Paris airshow debutante, the Falcon 8X has wowed Paris’ airshow visitors during its daily flying routine in the skies above Le Bourget.
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NewsPARIS: Tekever and ViaSat team for UAV SATCOM development
Unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Tekever and satellite communications (SATCOM) company ViaSat have entered into an agreement to further incorporate beyond line of sight capabilities onto small UAVs.
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NewsPARIS: GE9X on track as design review milestone nears
As a five-year series of engine certification testing nears a midway point, GE Aviation has completed testing on the advanced high-pressure compressor module of the GE9X turbofan, says Bill Millhaem, general manager of the GE90/GE9X programme.
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NewsPARIS: 3D printing 'set to change the paradigm'
Aerospace is poised for a “paradigm shift” in technology as 3D printing empowers engineers to “challenge the status quo” and create radical new designs.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Thales eyes further military market growth
At the end of March, Thales announced that it had achieved a 36% increase in order intake performance compared to the previous year, an achievement that it credits largely to military aerospace sales in emerging markets.
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PARIS: China and India demand steadies Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters (RH) is a strong, viable rotorcraft manufacturer with firm footing in the domestic and overseas markets. But its future prospects are darkened by events unfolding in the neighboring Ukraine, the company’s longtime majority supplier of turboshaft engines.
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RAAF KC-30A uses boom to refuel Wedgetail
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has conducted trial refuelings using the boom of a Airbus Military KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
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NewsPARIS: Ilyushin Finance navigates choppy domestic waters
Only a year ago Ilyushin Finance seemed in a very different position. A longstanding debate about its mixed ownership structure was finally poised for resolution. Negotiations remained active last summer with Bombardier about a proposal to buy 100 locally-built Q400 turboprops, as the Russian lessor waited for CSeries deliveries to ...
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NewsPARIS: Piaggio sells Avanti Evo to Malaysia's Rozmey Air
Piaggio Aerospace has made its second sale of an Avanti Evo to the Malaysian market in less than three months.
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NewsPARIS: Is it too early to write the 747-8 obituary?
Analysts were writing the obituary for the 747-8 programme last January. When the US Air Force committed to buy the aircraft for an Air Force One replacement, Boeing was expected to cease production after delivering the two VC-25A replacements to the US government in 2017, concluding a proud, 48-year production ...
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PARIS: MBDA laser could defend against small drones
Missile maker MBDA is conducting research into the use of lasers to small, slow-flying unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
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NewsPARIS: Russian military revamps modernisation plans
Asking questions about next generation bombers and unmanned air vehicle projects in Russia’s defence industry leads to quick – albeit unhelpful – responses in on-the-record interviews.