All Fixed-wing articles – Page 372
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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: 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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PARIS: 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: 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: 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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PARIS: Sagem flies Patroller with COMINT payload
Sagem is exhibiting its optionally-piloted Patroller with a newly trialled communications intelligence (COMINT) payload, as the Safran Group company eyes...
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PARIS: Boeing does not rue absence of American fighters at show
Boeing executives are saving any angst over the absence of US military aircraft on display for Dubai later this year and Singapore in early 2014. "Here...
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PARIS: Shingo management concept reaches BAE Systems in UK
For BAE Systems (chalet 264), Le Bourget is naturally a show ground for its latest aeronautical technology, ranging from the Eurofighter Typhoon starring...
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PARIS: Interview with Ontic president Gareth Hall
Ontic is returning to Paris to highlight its support for out-of-production second- and third-generation avionics and electronics. This fledgling arm of Ontic's...
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PARIS: Sukhoi Su-35 set to steal the show
The star of this year's Le Bourget air show is undoubtedly set to be Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E, which is making its Paris debut. It is the first Russian-built...
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PARIS: Engine systems driving growth at GKN
Anyone doubting GKN Aerospace's ability to handle the bleak outlook surrounding military spending in its key North American and European markets should consider...
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PARIS: Libyans to france for officer training
DCI, the French government-backed training arm (static T24), has been selected to provide training to 20 officers from the Libyan Air Force and Defence Force,...
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PARIS: Finmeccanica's Giovanni Soccodato talks strategy
Finmeccanica is implementing a deep restructuring plan and refocusing its product portfolio. Innovation is key to the group's transformation, says Giovanni Soccodato, executive vice-president strategy, business development and innovation.
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PARIS: Russia's United Aircraft brings a focus to country's diverse aerospace industry
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, experts have been writing obituaries for the Russian aerospace industry. When the Cold War ended, plummeting defence budgets and the loss of a captive market for its civil airliners in the Communist world meant a once-mighty sector was left starved of ...
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PARIS: Eurofighter powering after fresh exports, says outgoing chief
After an eventful four years at the helm of Europe's best-selling combat aircraft programme, outgoing Eurofighter chief executive Enzo Casolini tells Flight...
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Unmanned K-Max crashes in Afghanistan
An unmanned Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 5 June. One of only two aircraft in...
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Pentagon procurement chief “cautiously optimistic” about F-35 production ramp-up
The Pentagon's top acquisitions official says that he is cautiously optimistic that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made enough progress...
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PICTURE: AESA radar clears trial fit with Eurofighter
BAE Systems has performed a trial installation of an AESA radar with a Eurofighter combat aircraft ...
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First RAF students ace Hawk T2 course
The first four Royal Air Force student pilots to fly the service's Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers have completed their training ...