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Embraer expecting first international KC-390 sale in 2017
An Embraer official said the KC-390 is closing in on cementing a contract with a foreign nation.
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Sikorsky Bids, M&A Talks Shake Up Air Show
PARIS — Even with jets roaring overhead, the loudest blast in the defense sector during the Paris Air Show came from United Technology Corp.’s acknowledgement that it has multiple bids – at attractive levels – for subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, makers of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopter.
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Textron’s Scorpion jet draws attention at Paris Air Show
For a plane without any known buyers, Textron AirLand’s light strike/ISR jet Scorpion generated quite a lot of buzz in its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show.
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France To Conduct Parachute Tests With A400M
A six week parachute drop test using an A400M aircraft will go ahead by end June, a French defense official said on Wednesday. The planned campaign was held up after an A400M crashed last month.
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Selex: Sensor Nearly Doubles IR Camera Range
Selex ES says it is about to nearly double the range of infrared cameras thanks to a new technique that packs four times as many IR pixels into a camera than current products.
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MBDA Germany Targets Mini-UAVs With Laser
The growing use of micro-UAVs for intrusive surveillance has spurred MBDA Germany to develop a laser technology demonstrator it claims can knock out a small drone at a range of 3 kilometers.
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Antonov Arrives In Paris With the AN-178
Undaunted by the undeclared war with Russian-backed separatists for the east of the country, Ukrainian airlifter specialist Antonov arrived in Paris for this week’s air show with a new aircraft, plans for new developments and a restructured company to help restore its market position.
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Engine Maker Inked for Turkish Light Utility Helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed a deal giving the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) a place on the Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH) program as the engine provider.
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Qatar To Procure Four C-17s
With Qatar’s announcement Monday that it will buy four of Boeing’s remaining C-17s, only one Globemaster remains unclaimed as the company ends production on the transport plane.
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Company Builds Aircraft Structures From Flax
In its search for new, high-tech materials for military programs, the French Ministry of Defense has invested in a plan to make aircraft seats, floors and ceilings out of flax, the same plant linen is made from.
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Embraer expecting first international KC-390 sale in 2017
An Embraer official said the KC-390 is closing in on cementing a contract with a foreign nation.
-
Sikorsky Bids, M&A Talks Shake Up Air Show
PARIS — Even with jets roaring overhead, the loudest blast in the defense sector during the Paris Air Show came from United Technology Corp.’s acknowledgement that it has multiple bids – at attractive levels – for subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, makers of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopter.
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Textron’s Scorpion jet draws attention at Paris Air Show
For a plane without any known buyers, Textron AirLand’s light strike/ISR jet Scorpion generated quite a lot of buzz in its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show.
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France To Conduct Parachute Tests With A400M
A six week parachute drop test using an A400M aircraft will go ahead by end June, a French defense official said on Wednesday. The planned campaign was held up after an A400M crashed last month.
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Selex: Sensor Nearly Doubles IR Camera Range
Selex ES says it is about to nearly double the range of infrared cameras thanks to a new technique that packs four times as many IR pixels into a camera than current products.
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MBDA Germany Targets Mini-UAVs With Laser
The growing use of micro-UAVs for intrusive surveillance has spurred MBDA Germany to develop a laser technology demonstrator it claims can knock out a small drone at a range of 3 kilometers.
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Antonov Arrives In Paris With the AN-178
Undaunted by the undeclared war with Russian-backed separatists for the east of the country, Ukrainian airlifter specialist Antonov arrived in Paris for this week’s air show with a new aircraft, plans for new developments and a restructured company to help restore its market position.
-
Engine Maker Inked for Turkish Light Utility Helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed a deal giving the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) a place on the Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH) program as the engine provider.
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Qatar To Procure Four C-17s
With Qatar’s announcement Monday that it will buy four of Boeing’s remaining C-17s, only one Globemaster remains unclaimed as the company ends production on the transport plane.
-
Company Builds Aircraft Structures From Flax
In its search for new, high-tech materials for military programs, the French Ministry of Defense has invested in a plan to make aircraft seats, floors and ceilings out of flax, the same plant linen is made from.
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Embraer expecting first international KC-390 sale in 2017
An Embraer official said the KC-390 is closing in on cementing a contract with a foreign nation.
-
Sikorsky Bids, M&A Talks Shake Up Air Show
PARIS — Even with jets roaring overhead, the loudest blast in the defense sector during the Paris Air Show came from United Technology Corp.’s acknowledgement that it has multiple bids – at attractive levels – for subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, makers of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopter.
-
Textron’s Scorpion jet draws attention at Paris Air Show
For a plane without any known buyers, Textron AirLand’s light strike/ISR jet Scorpion generated quite a lot of buzz in its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show.
-
France To Conduct Parachute Tests With A400M
A six week parachute drop test using an A400M aircraft will go ahead by end June, a French defense official said on Wednesday. The planned campaign was held up after an A400M crashed last month.
-
Selex: Sensor Nearly Doubles IR Camera Range
Selex ES says it is about to nearly double the range of infrared cameras thanks to a new technique that packs four times as many IR pixels into a camera than current products.
-
MBDA Germany Targets Mini-UAVs With Laser
The growing use of micro-UAVs for intrusive surveillance has spurred MBDA Germany to develop a laser technology demonstrator it claims can knock out a small drone at a range of 3 kilometers.
-
Antonov Arrives In Paris With the AN-178
Undaunted by the undeclared war with Russian-backed separatists for the east of the country, Ukrainian airlifter specialist Antonov arrived in Paris for this week’s air show with a new aircraft, plans for new developments and a restructured company to help restore its market position.
-
Engine Maker Inked for Turkish Light Utility Helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed a deal giving the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) a place on the Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH) program as the engine provider.
-
Qatar To Procure Four C-17s
With Qatar’s announcement Monday that it will buy four of Boeing’s remaining C-17s, only one Globemaster remains unclaimed as the company ends production on the transport plane.
-
Company Builds Aircraft Structures From Flax
In its search for new, high-tech materials for military programs, the French Ministry of Defense has invested in a plan to make aircraft seats, floors and ceilings out of flax, the same plant linen is made from.
