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PARIS: Martin-Baker conducts first deliveries for JSF partner nations
Martin-Baker has completed the first production configuration US16E ejection seat for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the partner nations.
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PARIS: Sargent grows original equipment manufacturers business
Precision component specialist Sargent Aerospace & Defense is more than doubling the size of its footprint at its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, as it expects a surge in production demand from original equipment manufacturers over the few next years.
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PARIS: IAI seeks more UAS joint ventures
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) plans to enhance its involvement in the international unmanned air systems market by increasing co-operation and forming joint ventures with foreign companies.
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This week in brief
Singapore Airlines formally accepted its twelfth Airbus A380 on 16 June, bringing total deliveries for the double-deck aircraft to 50.
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PARIS: Innocon completes tests of Peru's MicroFalcon UAS
Innocon's MicroFalcon mini unmanned air system has completed flight testing as it nears delivery to the Peruvian army. The MicroFalcon is a mini UAS with a duration of up to 4h and ceiling of 15,000ft (4,580m).
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PARIS: Sikorsky advances optionally manned, voice control features for FBW helicopters
By the end of this year Sikorsky hopes to demonstrate an optionally piloted resupply mission using a fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter platform it plans to loan from the US Army.
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PARIS: Lockheed rides new momentum for F-35
The Lockheed Martin F-35 programme received a double boost on the eve of the Paris air show with an order commitment from a fourth international customer and the passing of several key milestones in flight test.
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PARIS: Eurofighter clears Meteor release trials
MBDA's Meteor missile has cleared carriage and safe separation trials with a Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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PARIS: Sikorsky briefs Chilean air force on S-70i capabilities
Sikorsky gave Chilean air force officials a low-key briefing on its S-70i Black Hawk at the Paris air show on Monday ...
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PARIS: Interview - P&W president David Hess
Rallying the troops is a tangible objective for Pratt & Whitney president David Hess as he prepares his workforce for an onslaught of new engine work that will yield a doubling of the company's $13 billion a year revenue by 2020.
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PARIS: Beagle rebrands
UK component manufacturer and airline structural component repair specialist Beagle Aerospace is appearing at Paris in its renamed and restructured form, as Beagle Technology Group.
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PARIS: L-3 wins Boeing avionics deal
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has selected L-3's avionics systems unit to supply electronic standby instrument systems as standard equipment on the international variants of its F-15 and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters.
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PARIS: Interview: United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan
Managing a huge aerospace conglomerate is never an easy job at the best of times. Doing so when the president and prime minister of your country take a close personal interest in its progress is positively unnerving.
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PARIS: Face the Facts with IAE chief executive Ian Aitken
Ian Aitken is chief executive of International Aero Engines, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines and Japanese Aero Engines.
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PARIS: Pratt & Whitney fixes STOVL problems on F-35B
Pratt & Whitney believes it has solved the three problems with the lift-fan system on the STOVL variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
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PARIS: GKN wins extension for nacelles support from Lockheed Martin
GKN Aerospace has won a five-year extension from Lockheed Martin for engine nacelles support for C-130J military transports, valued at around £280 million ($452 million).
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PARIS: Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator set for final flight this summer
Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator will take to the skies for one final flight this summer to test out a central sail fairing located between the compound helicopter's dual rotors, company president Jeff Pino said.
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PARIS: RAF Typhoon pilots share Libya experiences
Eurofighter is using the show to highlight the combat-proven credentials of its multi-role Typhoon, after three months' involvement over Libya. Typhoons...
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PARIS: Interview: GE Aviation president David Joyce
Strategic planning years ago by GE Aviation leaders years ago has paid off in spades today for the current president of the engine, services and systems company, David Joyce.
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PARIS: Raytheon targets lightweight role for Paveway kit
Raytheon will re-introduce Paveway laser-guided bomb kits for 113kg (250lb)-class Mk81 warheads, the manufacturer will announce today.