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AgustaWestland’s LABACE display features an AW109 Power, a Grand New and an AW169 mockup.

Airbus commissioned a special study of the buying habits of the super-wealthy.

Nextant names a new distributor and support center for its 400XTi and G90XT aircraft.

Quest Aircraft do Brasil is the local distributor for the Kodiak aircraft.

Italian-designed interior combines luxury and functionality

Brazilian authorities have issued certification for Embraer’s Legacy 500 and the new midsized jet should enter service in September.

Despite a slow year in Brazil, Embraer believes its overall market share is growing again.

Business aviation market in Brazil continues to grow at 5 to 6 percent annually.

Industry group ABAG says LABACE show is growing.

Latest data shows Brazil’s fleet overtaking Mexico as the world’s second largest.

Heir apparent to the legacy JetRanger shows great promise in filling multiple roles

The company hopes to secure its first deal in the maritime surveillance/patrol market in the near future.

Hong Kong-based Bravia Capital signed an order for 10 of the turboprop twins and holds options for another 40.

Danish company Terma’s Scanter 4002 radar mitigates against the unwanted clutter from wind turbines that appears on air traffic and other radars.

HISS specializes in developing special mission adaptations that can be fitted to a wide range of aircraft.

AJW Aviation is building a network of support hubs in Eastern Europe to provide greater support and minimize AOG situations.

EAT and Avionics Services also signed an agreement to market and manufacture aircraft systems, UAVs, sensors and platform upgrades.

The free-fall light multi-role missile is just 28 inches long, lacks a rocket motor and has fixed instead of folding wings.

EAT and Avionics Services also signed an agreement to market and manufacture aircraft systems, UAVs, sensors and platform upgrades.

The contract is between Eurofighter and NETMA, the four-nation Eurofighter management agency, and is worth €150 million ($205 million).

Raytheon’s Patriot air defense system is being targeted at requirements in Germany, Poland and Turkey.

The assumption is that the Poles would purchase six batteries, which was the baseline for the study performed recently by the Kazimierz Pulaski Foundation.

Field Aviation also designed and built a nose section for the Viking Twin Otter Guardian 400, a multi-role surveillance aircraft.

An embryonic maritime capability for the Sentinel radar first came to the fore during Operation Ellamy in 2011.

Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile is sized to fit the internal bays of the JSF, but can be carried externally on most fighter types.

Talios has been developed to cover what Thales calls “the entire critical decision chain from intelligence-gathering to weapon delivery.”