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Aviation Partners, Inc. has specilized in the design of advanced winglets to reduce drag and increase range

Textron expects to fly its Cessna Denali prototype next year, an aircraft that marries 21st century aircraft design technology with an all-new powerplant

Boeing Buisness Jets has sold 250 airliner-derived aircraft into the VIP/corporate market, and hopes its new BBJ MAX 7 will build on the company's success

Kodiak Aircraft do Brasil became the local sales representative for the single-engine Kodiak in April, and is securing interest from many operators.

Avionics and communications giant Rockwell Collins is displaying a range of its business aircraft solutions at LABACE, including its CASP service plans

Composites producer Heico has acquired Carbon by Design, a Californian company specializing in creating demanding composite products

Pratt & Whitney’s F119 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has recently surpassed 500,000 engine flight hours

TAI is now in production with its Hurkus turboprop trainer, and is gearing up to begin flight-testing of production aircraft

Gardner Aerospace has extended its relationship with Airbus by securing four more contracts to supply components to the European airframer

As the well-known Patriot successfully engages ballistic missile attacks in Arabia, Raytheon is adding customers and advancing its SM-6 missile.

MBDA’s Aster 30 missile is getting a new seeker and guidance control system to expand its anti-ballistic missile capabilities.

Airbus and Boeing are among six well-known aerospace companies that will participate in next year’s air show in Bahrain

Eurofighter is shortly to begin firing tests with the MBDA Brimstone weapon, a key part of the process of transferring Tornado capability to the Typhoon

Antonov and its Saudi partners have engaged leading U.S. and European suppliers to create a throroughly modern version of the An-32

Farnborough International has launched the 2018 show with details of new developments and a focus on current aerospace trends

China’s C-130J equivalent has been in service in China for some time, and is now available for export.

Safran’s extensive helicopter engine range is set to receive a new member as the Arriel 2L2 begins ground running

TAI has unveiled a demonstration airframe for the T625, an indigenously designed utility helicopter that could be the start of a growing family

European missile house MBDA has unveiled a new family of precision-guided weapons with long glide ranges to provide stand-off capability

Meggitt’s prominent position in the supply of wheels and brakes is underlined by the high number of new aircraft programs it's on.

The French military flight test organization is testing equipment and weapons that are due to feature in the Miirage 2000D update program

Swiss/Swedish joint venture UMS Skeldar is to supply its V-200 UAV for operations on behalf of the European Maritime Safety Agency.

Rafael has delivered 27,000 missiles of the Spike family to more than 26 countries. The latest version is being unveiled at the Paris Air Show.

SES and RT LTA are showing off a collaboration in which surveillance imagery from an aerostat can be transmitted around the world.

3D printing specialist Stratasys has partnered with Boom to further the employment of additive manufacturing in supersonic aircraft.

The Clean Sky initiative’s Airbus A340 testbed will feature test equipment wingtip pods with high-quality optical windows from PPG.

The acquisition of Gardner Aerospace by a Chinese mining company will allow it to take a share of the fast-growing domestic aerospace market

The Chengdu/AVIC Wing Loong II is making its international show debut in Paris. Its appearance highlights global export success for Chinese UAVs.

Making its debut at the Paris Air Show is the Embraer KC-390 tanker/transport from Brazil.

Various nations are seen as prospects for the E/F Gripen model while Saab is still selling the C/D too.