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PARIS: L3 promotes international C-130H upgrade
Just weeks after being awarded a roughly half-billion dollar contract by the US Air Force to upgrade more than 100 legacy Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules tactical transports, L3 Technologies has come to this year's show offering a similar modernisation package for international operators.
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PARIS: RAS highlights ambitions in special mission space
MRO firm Rheinland Air Service (RAS) is highlighting its special mission aircraft business, exhibiting an ATR 72-500 that it modified for the Pakistan Navy.
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PARIS: Leonardo on target with M-345 trainer
Leonardo arrives at Paris with the first production example of the M-345 trainer, buoyed by a recent order from Italy on the eve of the show for an additional 13 aircraft.
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PARIS: Dassault and Airbus unveil New Generation Fighter
Dassault kicked off its home show attendance in some style, unveiling a full-scale model of a proposed Next Generation Fighter which it and industrial partner Airbus Defence & Space soon expect to advance towards a first demonstration phase.
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NewsPARIS: UVision unveils multi-canister launcher for Hero
Israeli loitering munition specialist UVision has unveiled a new multi-canister launcher configuration for its Hero-400EC system, which is being pitched for both land and naval platform integration.
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NewsPARIS: C-2, P-1 underpin big Japanese presence
The Kawasaki C-2 strategic transport has made its debut at Paris, appearing in the static park alongside its cousin the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: Embraer KC-390 delivery to Brazil delayed a few months
Embraer plans to deliver its first KC-390 transport to the Brazilian air force in the next few months, after a further slight delay from its original plan to hand over the aircraft at the end of 2018.
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PARIS: KC-46A makes show debut as opportunities beckon
The Boeing KC-46A tanker has made its air show debut in the static park, with an aircraft from US Air Force’s 931st Refueling Wing, based at McConnell AFB, in Kansas.
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PARIS: Raytheon to champion international credentials
Raytheon is showcasing its air dominance, air and missile defence, counter-unmanned air system and cyber portfolios at the show, just days after announcing a planned merger with United Technologies' aerospace units.
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NewsPARIS: MBDA unveils weapon concepts for European FCAS
Guided weapons specialist MBDA has unveiled a broad range of air-launched weapons concepts which could equip a future class of combat aircraft being studied by France and Germany, and also the UK.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Boeing's all-metal T-X strategy created a winner
Boeing’s extensive use of composites in its 787 airliner and the ultimately cancelled Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter made it a pioneer in the aerospace industry.
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NewsRevised contract signature restores A400M prospects
Airbus’s launch partners for the A400M Atlas tactical transport have signed a key contract amendment via Europe’s OCCAR defence procurement agency, concluding a process initiated by the airframer more than two years ago.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Saab enters crucial phase with Gripen E testing
Saab is set to increase the intensity of its Gripen E flight-test programme over the coming months, with the trio of aircraft supporting the activity to be increased to eight before year-end.
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Opinion
Will bigger mean better for merged Raytheon/UTC?
The argument for combining disparate businesses under a corporate umbrella may seem compelling. Operations exposed to a variety of markets buffer a parent company from boom-bust cycles. While industry-expert leaders of the subsidiaries get on with running their businesses, professional managers in head office look after strategy, with access to far greater financial resources.
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USAF B-52 in carry test of hypersonic ARRW missile
The US Air Force (USAF) conducted a carry test flight of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on 12 June at Edwards AFB in California.
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Italy orders 13 additional M-345 trainers
Italy has signed for 13 more Leonardo M-345s aircraft in a deal worth €300 million ($333 million), bring to 18 the number of the new trainers ordered by Rome.
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PICTURES: Rafale M in marathon carrier deployment
Dassault Rafale M fighters operating from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle are performing well during an epic long-range deployment.
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Gripen E to give Swiss flight tests a miss
The Saab Gripen E will not participate in upcoming flight tests in Switzerland following a recommendation from the Geneva – but the Swedish company maintains the type’s suitability to recapitalise the Swiss air force.
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USAF forced to move Boeing KC-46A funds to sustain older KC-135s
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to move $57 million in FY2020 funds from the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker programme to support the cost of flying and maintaining its fleet of older KC-135 Stratotankers longer than it expected.
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NewsUK to pursue new partnership model for Tempest collaboration
The UK wants to adopt a new partnership arrangement with international participants in its Tempest next-generation combat aircraft programme, in an effort to avoid the rigid workshare model employed during previous joint efforts.