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FARNBOROUGH: Singapore’s first M-346 ready for flight debut
Alenia Aermacchi (OE1) was expecting to perform the first flight of an M-346 advanced jet trainer for launch export buyer Singapore on 9 July. Speaking...
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FARNBOROUGH: US Navy's Super Hornet AESA radar retrofit enables legacy upgrade
As the US Navy retrofits its older Block II Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with the Raytheon AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Oman taps GE F110 for 12 new F-16s
Oman has selected the General Electric F110-GE-129D for the 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters it ordered in 2011, with engine deliveries to commence...
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FARNBOROUGH: Vulcan joins Red Arrows for opening flypast
Two icons of the UK aerospace sector provided a stunning opening to the show yesterday, when Avro Vulcan XH558 flew overhead in formation with nine BAE Systems...
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FARNBOROUGH: Circor selects Aero Precision as international distributor
US landing gear and actuator manufacturer Circor Aerospace has inked an international distribution deal with California-based military parts stockist Aero Precision.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: UK places order for A400M simulator
Airbus Military has won a contract to supply the UK with an A400M full-flight simulator - which will be manufactured within the nation by Thales.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Kaman is hungry for new business
Kaman Aerospace, one of the legacy helicopter manufacturers, has never brought a flyable aircraft to the Farnborough air show.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Lockheed Martin, Marshall sign C-130 support deal
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement that will see Marshall Aerospace become the first commercial company to install C-130 centre wing boxes.
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FARNBOROUGH: CMC launches NexGen cockpit technology demonstrator
Esterline CMC Electronics is launching its new Cockpit 4000 NexGen technology demonstrator for the military trainer market.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Rockwell, Boeing to offer 757/767 cockpit upgrade
Rockwell Collins, is teaming up with Boeing to offer a comprehensive 787-based cockpit upgrade to legacy 757 and 767 aircraft starting in mid-2014.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Alenia Aermacchi and ATK join forces on MC-27J
Alenia Aermacchi and ATK have joined forces to offer an MC-27J development of the former's Spartan twin-turboprop transport for applications ranging from flying as a dedicated gunship to carrying command and control elements in support of special forces operations.
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FARNBOROUGH: Elbit unveils new-look CockpitNG design
Elbit Systems (H1/C14) has unveiled an advanced version of its CockpitNG next-generation cockpit for fighter and training aircraft, helicopters and airlifters. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: L-3 boosts role in Embraer tanker programme
L-3 Communications' aviation products division (A9-14, OE14) has won additional Embraer contracts to supply systems for the KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft. It...
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FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon and QinetiQ complete trials on compact penetrator warhead
Raytheon (chalet A20-21) and QinetiQ have completed "sled trials" of a new compact penetrator warhead at the UK's Pendine test range.
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FARNBOROUGH: 60 years since air show's worst accident
This year's Farnborough will mark 60 years since the air show's worst accident involving a de Havilland 110, which killed its pilot John Derry, observer...
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FARNBOROUGH: KC-390 grows in importance for Embraer Defense
The KC-390 tactical military transport/tanker programme will represent 39% of Embraer Defense and Security's total revenue in 2012, up from 19% last year,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Fresh engine issue restricts A400M Atlas to static display
For the second major European air show running, engine issues have relegated Airbus Military's A400M to making only a static display appearance at Farnborough.
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PICTURES: RIAT raises the game with high-quality displays
Despite poor weather conditions, the Royal International Air Tattoo provided multiple flying attractions ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Russian Helicopters makes civil market push
Russian Helicopters is out in force this week to underscore its civil market offerings with the international debut of its Ka-62 medium multi-role aircraft...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Sikorsky weighs new product options as S-76D nears certification
Sikorsky has started to analyse the market to look for new product opportunities as two key programmes move from the development phase into production.