July 19, 2006

Embraer offers Super Tucano in Turkish RFP

By Charles Alcock

Embraer last week formally responded to Turkey’s request for proposals for a new military trainer, offering its Super Tucano for a requirement expected to result in 36 firm orders and 19 options. The Brazilian jet has also been technically approved for Singapore’s trainer RFP with this bidding process due to be finalized by the end of July, ahead of the final commercial and financial proposals.
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Europe designs radars autonomously from U.S.

By Reuben F. Johnson

“Even though you can still buy VHS videotape movies almost everyone buys DVDs instead,” Steve Martin, head of campaigns UK and naval radar systems for Selex, told a press conference here yesterday. “E-scan (the UK term for AESA) radars are the DVDs of the airborne systems world of today.”
Selex and the other members of the Euroradar consortium are about to enter the AESA sweepstakes with more

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Safety Surveillance For Airbus A400M

Honeywell’s avionics gurus in Redmond, Washington, are developing what the company touts as being the world’s first integrated surveillance system (ISS) for a military transport, the Airbus A400M.

Similar to the aircraft environmental system that will 0fly aboard the Airbus A380, the A400M’s ISS provides protection from traffic, terrain and weather by incorporating Honeywell’s next more

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Relocated Asian Aerospace Adds Exhibitors

Just over a year before the renamed and relocated Asian Aerospace International Expo & Congress opens its doors for the first time at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo complex, organizer Reed Exhibitions (Chalet A19) has revealed burgeoning support for its flagship industry event.

Boeing and both the British and German aerospace industry associations, the SBAC and BDLI, are on a list that more

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Textron Unit Providing Flight Control System

HR Textron (Hall 3 Stand A8) will develop and deliver the integrated flight control actuation system (FCAS) for the Bell 429 light-twin helicopter. Both HR Textron and Bell Helicopters (Fort Worth, Texas) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Textron Inc., headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

The FCAS includes primary flight control main and tail rotor actuators; hydraulic pumps, h more

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Athena leading UAVs into ATC

By Brian Walters

Athena Technologies’ CEO Dr. David Vos is in no doubt that after many false starts, the age of the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) really has dawned. His company has become the key element in most of the major UAV programs, including the U.S. Army’s Shadow and the USAF’s Target UAV. In addition to the programs mentioned, the company contributes flight control and navigation systems to General Atomics’ more

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Doncasters to fly on U.S. Marine One

By Thierry Dubois

Doncasters (Hall 4 Stand G10) has been selected by AgustaWestland to produce exhaust kits for the US101 helicopter. The kit includes pipes and ducting in nickel and titanium alloys. The UK-based metal component manufacturer is manufacturing such kits for the EH101, of which the US101 is the U.S. presidential transport version.

At its Oxford, Alabama factory, Doncasters has launched more

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Iran airshow is an opportunity for the West

By Reuben F. Johnson

Western aerospace executives may be wary about attending the Iran airshow, but will be missing out on a great future business opportunity if they don’t go, according to the event’s organizers. The show is scheduled from November 28 to December 1 at the Kish Island Free Trade Zone–located close to Dubai and one of the main trading links between Iran and its neighbors in the Gulf.

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McKechnie able to adapt to new aircraft designs

By Brian Walters

Companies within the McKechnie Aerospace group exhibiting in Hall 4 Stand G14 here at Farnborough International serve to highlight the complexity of modern airliners and just how important the smaller suppliers can be. For example, Hartwell–a member of its Structures group–has concluded an agreement with Aircelle to design and build a new fully remote, engine nacelle latching system for the Airbus more

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Marshall and Lockheed happy to continue 40-year marriage

By Ian Goold

Britain’s Marshall Aerospace group (Hall 4 Stand A12) and U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin is celebrating a 40-year relationship that looks set to continue for about another 25 years. The two companies have worked together since the mid-1960s to support British operations of C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft and will be in a new contract expected to run until about 2030. Last week senior more

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