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FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon expects major AESA decision in coming months
Raytheon expects one of the world's major Lockheed Martin F-16 operators to make a decision about its choice of active electronic scanned array (AESA) radars...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales tailors simulator training to clients' needs
French technology group Thales is promising more cost-effective simulator training by selecting representational fidelity of equipment more carefully around...
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FARNBOROUGH: Next show to feature more unmanned systems
They provide a critical surveillance capability for militaries around the world, but air show visitors have still yet to see evidence of all but the smallest...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Yak-130's engine intakes cause confusion
The Irkut-built Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer almost failed to get off the ground for its Farnborough debut because of a misunderstanding with air traffic authorities,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Morocco signs for AIM-9X missiles
Raytheon's AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missile has scored another direct hit on the international stage, with Morocco having ordered the weapon...
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FARNBOROUGH: Goodrich taps Skypaq for Australia spy pod efforts
Goodrich has appointed Australia's Sypaq to represent and provide programme management for its efforts to supply DB-110 surveillance pods to the Royal Australian...
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FARNBOROUGH: DOD takes delivery of four F-35s
The US Department of Defense has taken delivery of four F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin. Of the four, three are US Air Force F-35As, while...
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FARNBOROUGH: JSF team starts testing Block 2A software
The Joint Strike Fighter team has started to test fly the Lockheed Martin-built jet's Block 2A software, says the company's top test pilot. Al Norman...
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FARNBOROUGH: Aerolia on expansion course
French aerostructures specialist Aerolia plans to invest €100 million ($123 million) over the next five years as the company builds a new production facility...
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FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon wins radar deal for USAF Reapers
The USAF has awarded Raytheon a contract for four radar pods to be carried underwing by the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV. The pods will be equipped...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus's fly-by-wire pioneer Bernard Ziegler wins Flightglobal Lifetime Achievement Award
Bernard Ziegler is an aeronautical engineer and test pilot who retired in 1997, when he was senior vice-president engineering at Airbus. At retirement he...
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FARNBOROUGH: Korea Aerospace Industries' T-50 rides high in UK
The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 is the only Asian-developed aircraft at Farnborough this year. Three T-50s of the Korean air force's Black Eagles...
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FARNBOROUGH: Paris Air Show hopes to secure JSF for 2013
The organiser of next year's Paris air show is harbouring high hopes of securing the services of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as the...
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FARNBOROUGH: UK built multi-role Speedtwin to attract global interest
A British designed and manufactured aircraft is making a show debut at Farnborough - and its performance in the daily flying display is drawing attention from international visitors.
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FARNBOROUGH: Upgraded Puma HC2 to enter final flight test phase
Eurocopter (OE13) will fly its first upgraded Puma HC2 medium support helicopter to the UK "in the coming weeks" for final test and evaluation work at Qinetiq's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Piaggio to develop maritime patrol Avanti
Abu Dhabi Autonomous System Investments (ADASI), a subsidiary of Tawazun, has signed a deal with Piaggio Aero for the development of a new special missions...
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed will not jump on stealth retrofit bandwagon for F-16
Lockheed Martin does not have any plans to add conformal weapons bays or podded weapons bays to its F-16 fighter to reduce its radar cross-section.
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FARNBOROUGH: First F-35 student set to receive qualification today
The US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing - the school house for the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter - is about to graduate its first non-cadre student F-35...
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FARNBOROUGH: TPE331 to power Ruag into civil engine maintenance
Ruag (chalet A7) has made a breakthrough in its bid to diversify its engine support business by landing a licence to conduct heavy maintenance on its first...
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FARNBOROUGH: Ruag licensed to maintain GE F414 engine
Ruag (chalet A7, H4/G17) has gained a powerful boost to its military engine maintenance business.