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NewsPARIS: New agreement supports Typhoon AESA integration
One of the key future enhancements for the Eurofighter combat aircraft has moved a step closer to being flown, with BAE Systems having made a trial installation with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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PARIS: Kaman to build new German bearings factory
Kaman is to build a new manufacturing facility in Höchstadt, Germany, to support growth in its speciality bearings and engineering products division.
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NewsPARIS: Dassault chief hits out at Europe’s ‘Buy American’ attitude
Dassault Aviation chairman and chief executive Eric Trappier has questioned the attitude of European governments toward defence procurement, as the company has joined forces with two of the continent's other leading manufacturers in again advocating the joint development of a new unmanned air system.
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PARIS: AgustaWestland nets South Korean repeat business for AW139
South Korean operator Samsung Techwin has ordered a pair of AgustaWestland AW139s, adding to the two examples of the medium twin helicopter already in its fleet.
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PARIS: Vector takes first steps in helicopter leasing market
One company just taking its first tentative steps into the leasing market is Vector Aerospace. Traditionally an MRO provider, this year it created a subsidiary called Vector Financial Services to offer something different to the industry.
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PARIS: L-3 Wescam launches new offerings to aid surveillance system testing
L-3 Wescam is introducing two new products aimed at bringing down the costs for testing and sustaining its MX-Series surveillance systems.
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NewsPARIS: Interview with former Boeing Commercial chief Jim Albaugh
Jim Albaugh is president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a senior adviser to the Blackstone Group and a retired corporate officer from Boeing, where he served as chief executive of both the commercial and defence units during his career.
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NewsPARIS: GECAS orders 10 787-10Xs
GECAS has committed to ordering 10 Boeing 787-10X aircraft, ahead of the formal launch of the latest 787 variant.
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PARIS: Aeros rises to the occasion with unique airship design
California-based Aeros is making its first Paris air show appearance and is pushing its Aeroscraft concept, a vertical take-off and landing vehicle designed to transport oversized cargo loads without the requirement for a runway.
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NewsPARIS: RUAG delivers first Dornier 228 NG to Bangladesh
RUAG Aviation is displaying a Dornier 228 New Generation aircraft in the static park. The Swiss company says it has delivered the first of two of the type to the Bangladesh navy. The second unit is scheduled to be delivered at the end of this month.
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PARIS: Thales gets Romanian Puma equipment contract
Romania has contracted Thales to supply sonobuoy processor equipment for its navy fleet of IAR Brasov 330 Puma anti-submarine warfare helicopters.
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce rolls out legacy Trent upgrades
Rolls-Royce's strategy of backfeeding technology from the Trent XWB into new variants of previous engines - such as the Trent 1000-TEN - is also benefitting in-service powerplants, and certain improvements can be retrofitted during shop visits
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NewsPARIS: Singapore gears up for 2014 air show
In February 2014 the industry will gather in Singapore for the fourth edition of the Singapore air show. Jimmy Lau, the managing director of show organiser Experia Events, explains what lies in store for Asia's largest aerospace gathering
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NewsPARIS: Iomax reveals Archangel border surveillance aircraft
Iomax is unveiling its new Archangel armed surveillance aircraft, which is based on the Thrush 710P two-seat crop duster.
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PARIS: Teledyne Controls promotes Airborne Data Loader to airline industry
Aircraft data and information management company Teledyne Controls is at the Paris Air Show to extol the virtues of its enhanced Airborne Data Loader (eADL) technology to the airline industry.
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NewsPARIS: RUAG-upgraded TH06 ISR Super Puma makes Paris debut
The new RUAG-upgraded Eurocopter TH06 ISR Super Puma will be unveiled at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Elbit launching new unmanned aircraft jammer
Elbit Systems EW and Sigint-Elisra is launching a new self-protection electronic warfare (EW) system developed for unmanned aircraft called the SPS-65V5, the company says.
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PARIS: Thales plots future of cockpit avionics
Thales has arrived at Le Bourget with its latest vision of the future for avionics. It calls the concept Avionics 2020, because that is when it expects avionics...
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PARIS: Interview with Alenia chief Giuseppe Giordo
Finmeccanica's aeronautics business is aggressively pursuing its restructuring plan, looking to the future with renewed legacy products and new-generation unmanned platforms to be developed under multinational programmes, says Alenia Aermacchi chief executive Giuseppe Giordo
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NewsPARIS: Russian Helicopters showcases latest products at Paris as it pushes for larger slice of global civil sales
The Soviet Union placed great store in its military helicopter capabilities and the end of communism led to its manufacturers emerging as powerful players in the global market, particularly in the ultra-heavy and medium/heavy categories.