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The need to protect passengers from terrorism was not uppermost in the mind of the Douglas Aircraft designers when they developed the DC-3, and they could

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.

Litening III targeting pods supplied by Ultra Electronics to the RAF have successfully completed their first year of service in Iraq.

A new aftermarket support organization has been formed as a recommended solutions supplier for Airbus Spares Support and Services.

Boasting an order book amounting to $4.6 billion, Russia’s Irkut Corporation reported here at Farnborough profits of $165 million on revenues that exceeded

The Thales-led Watchkeeper program is on schedule for entry into service with British forces in 2010, having flown for the first time this year in Israel,

The significance of General Electric’s purchase of Walter Aircraft Engines last year has only recently become evident.

A revolution in the progress of aviation could result from Rockwell Collins’ recent acquisition of Athena Technologies.

Pamco Group member Aircraft Industries has acquired the assets of the Czech Republic’s Let and plans to boost production of the 19-seat Let 410UVP E20, the

A VTOL UAV is displayed in model form by American Dynamics Flight Systems (Hall2 Stand 20).

As a dramatic contrast to the usual way of opening an air display, this 60th anniversary event features the first all-female parachute jump team to appear

The first airplane to make a powered, controlled and sustained flight in Britain took place at Farnborough on October 16, 1908, continuing a tradition that

Represented by Farnborough Aerospace in Hall 4 Stand E13, the Warrior (Aero-Marine) Gull 36 UAV has commenced operating both in and over the English Channe

ITT Corporation’s acquisition and integration of EDO figures prominently at the company’s exhibit in Hall 2 Stand A8, where electronic warfare clearly is a

That a bomber which first entered service in the late 1950s should still excite attention whenever it appears in the skies is obvious to those fortunate en

The Yak-130 advanced jet trainer is not cavorting about the skies over Farnborough, but company executives are on hand at the Irkut stand (Hall 1 E8) to di

Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract valued at some $20 million to supply Hermes 450 UAV systems to an unnamed European country.

The new TR-3 turbojet shown at the Safran stand (Hall 4/B12) is the smallest yet to be developed and put into production by Microturbo (one of Safran’s sub

British International has ambitions to introduce scheduled services in the UK within the next 10 years using the proposed Bell/Agusta BA619 tiltrotor airli

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004.

Converting a piston twin into a turboprop single may seem like a bizarre idea, but an international team of technicians and engineers in Russia and Switzer

To take a place in the top ten United States defense companies represents an achievement by any measure, and ITT (Stand No.

Since April last year, when Embraer revealed that it is studying the possible development of a military transport aircraft, the world has awaited further n

It might seem strange that the aerospace world awaits with such anticipation Singapore’s choice of advanced jet trainer, especially since it will probably

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are no longer strangers at aerospace and defense exhibitions, but BAE Systems’ Herti claims a world’s first as a fully auto

The Roulettes display team from Australia is providing a daily example of skilled flying in conditions that are sometimes quite demanding.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics has new developments to demonstrate and display on Stand No.

Singapore Technologies Aerospace is highlighting its C-130 avionics upgrade capabilities on Stand No.

Britain’s Warrior Aero Marine has formed a team to produce innovative maritime unmanned systems.

A pair of Remos G-3/600 light sports aircraft (LSA) arrived Friday to tackle a market far from their base in Germany.  Introduced in 1998, the G-3 cla