Paris Air Show

Russia will receive its first batch of fifth generation fighters in late 2016 or early 2017, the head of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. said Monday.

United Technologies Corp has formally announced it will divest itself of its helicopter producing Sikorsky division, with a final decision on how that happens expected this year.

Fresh off its acquisition of Exelis, Harris CEO William Brown hit the Paris Air Show focused on creating the right corporate structure for the new company.

PARIS — Britain and France will find funds for a future combat drone as they wish to keep building fighter jets, while France, Germany and Italy could invite other nations to sign up as partners to build a surveillance drone, said French procurement chief Laurent Collet-Billon.

After much delay, Sweden is due to receive its first NH90 helicopter for anti-submarine warfare this autumn, with final operating capability achieved within three to five years thanks to a full delivery of five aircraft, an official said at the Paris Air Show.

Sweden’s Air Force chief denounced provocative tactics used by Russian pilots in the Baltic region as “very dangerous” and said Swedish Air Force countermeasures, including scrambles and sensor use, are up 50 percent in the last two years.

Defense News, the global newsleader covering defense, national security, policy and procurement, was recognized Sunday at the 2015 Aerospace Media Awards dinner in conjunction with the start of the Paris Air Show.

Raytheon Missiles secured its first production order for the Small Diameter Bomb II in a $30.9 million deal with the US Defense Department, revealed just ahead of the Paris Air Show opening June 15.

Upgrades and maintenance on existing F-18 Super Hornets should keep Boeing’s St. Louis facility open through the end of the decade, even without any new sales, Boeing executives said Sunday.

China wants to expand its military aviation market, but geopolitical realities are interfering.