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PARIS AIR SHOW: Taiwan's AIDC eyes trainers based on IDF
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) plans to present a proposal to develop an advanced jet trainer based on its F-CK-1 fighter to the island's air force, and aims to work with international partners on the programme.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: AirKnight team makes technical submission for UK's SAR-H deal
The AirKnight consortium has highlighted the merits of Eurocopter's EC225 for the UKs' SAR-H helicopter deal ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 spearheads ATK push to double turnover
ATK is best-known as the world's biggest maker of small-calibre ammunition, and the prime contractor...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to deliver first enhanced F100 engine
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines will deliver its first enhanced engine package-configured F100-229s next...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Raytheon advances MALD-J, as UK eyes derivative
Raytheon is hailing a key advance in the development of a jamming variant of its miniature air-launched decoy (MALD) for the US Air Force, and is also talking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finmeccanica confident of M-346 contract 'this week'
Finmeccanica (hall 2A) expects Italy to sign a delayed production contract for the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer within the coming days, and...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing eyes further growth in India's defence market
Boeing IDS president Jim Albaugh believes that India will become one of its most important export markets for the company's military products in the coming...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Sabena Technics and TNT sign maintenance deal
Sabena Technics and TNT seal MRO partnership Sabena Technics announced yesterday at Paris the formation of a 50/50 maintenance joint venture company...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Carmelo Cosentino
FACE THE FACTS WITH Alenia Aermacchi Alenia Aermacchi is positively addressing the world trainer market arena in a period of economical downturn,...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt urges single supplier strategy for JSF
Pratt urges single suppler strategy for JSF Pratt & Whitney (hall 5) is touting the benefits of a single supplier strategy for the Lockheed Martin...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finnish air force chief accepts first upgraded Hawk jet trainer
Finland's air force chief of staff has signed for the delivery of his service's first BAE Systems Hawk 51A jet trainer to have undergone an avionics upgrade by domestic firm Patria
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PARIS AIR SHOW IAI Heron looks set to win in France and Germany
IAI Heron looks set to win in France and Germany Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron unmanned air vehicles could be the winners of medium-altitude long-endurance...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rafael unveils new Reccelite variant for UAVs
Rafael has unveiled its new Recce-U reconnaissance system for use with unmanned air vehicles. A scaled-down version of the Israeli company's successful...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: First international Black Hawk assembly completed in Poland
The major components of the first Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter have been assembled at PZL Mielec's facility in Mielec, Poland. This is the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Bell Boeing awarded $11 million to improve V-22 reliability
Bell Boeing has won an $11 million contract to improve the reliability of certain components on the US Marine Corps MV-22s and Air Force CV-22s.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: FN Herstal celebrates US Army, AW101 advances
FN Herstal is celebrating a major recent success with the US Army's Bell OH-58Ds, and the completion of armed tests with an AW101 ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finmeccanica eyes US prime role for T-X contract
Finmeccanica's North American unit may eschew partnering a US prime contractor to compete for the US Air Force's future T-X lead-in trainer contract. Giuseppe...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Northrop's fighter radar tech demo'd for ground service
Radar technology developed to alert US Air Force fighter pilots of other aerial threats has been repackaged to provide the same service to ground troops. Northrop...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Alenia doubles C-27J fleet to meet FAA cert schedule
Alenia boosts test fleet in bid to hit C-27 goal Alenia Aeronautica has revealed it has provided two additional C-27Js to help complete US Federal...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Tom Farmer
News of late has been bittersweet for Tom Farmer, president of Pratt & Whitney's (stand B20) military engines business. Although the USA plans to boost its need for his F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the company's biggest customer also announced the demise of the Lockheed ...