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Romania will soon be the base for a European missile-defense system supplied by Lockheed Martin with Raytheon missiles.

British Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to the e-scan radar here at Farnborough on Monday.

Satcom solutions are Cobham’s specialty, highlighted at the Farnborough Airshow’s Innovation Zone.

Brazil has been committed to the KC-390 since 2010, and finalized its order for 28 in May. The first delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2016.

Advantages of the small-diameter bomb include its ability to attack moving targets and its enhanced performance in adverse weather.

“I can announce today that we’re now able to put £1.1 billion of investment back into our defense capabilities,” the UK Prime Minister said.

Israel selected the M-346 in 2012 to replace its aging McDonnell Douglas A-4N, TA-4H and TA-4J Skyhawks of the 102 “The Flying Tigers” Squadron.

From the 10,230-pound Heron TP to the nine-pound vertical takeoff Ghost, IAI is one of the leaders in UAV development, technology and production.

Countries such as China and Russia have started to develop UAV systems, though they are still a long way from catching the market leaders.

The U.S. and Israel pioneered UAV use and remain at the forefront today, while Europe is just starting to turn research in the actual products.

The Eurofighter contract adds further components to the ones already supplied by Denroy, which now provides 180 separate parts for the Typhoon.

Embraer and Saab announced on Friday a memorandum of understanding to partner in delivering the program for the Brazilian air force.

Piaggio’s new Avanti EVO is making its public debut at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014.

While the Atlas UAV test center opened in Spain last October, facilities are being built for testing large UAVs as well.

The fleet of Airbus A400M tactical transports is starting to grow as the Royal Air Force prepares to take delivery of the first of its 22 in September.

Soon several countries will be operating the Airbus A330-based MRTT tanker aircraft, with more orders expected from around the world.

The trials marked the first seeker-guided launches for MBDA's common anti-air modular missile.

Two batches of Sukhoi Su-25s have been delivered to Iraq.

The Eurosatory defense show in Paris was the site of several important defense announcements.

Ecuador's air force will take three C295s by year-end and retire the last of its Avro 748s.

Four flight-test aircraft have racked up more than 1,500 hours of testing to date.

Equiom is emphasizing its ownership structuring and multi-jurisdictional VAT, tax and registration services.

The Qatar Airways corporate jet division adds a new jet in time for the busy summer season.

China aviation infrastructure to be tackled at Open Skies Sian forum.

Satcom, cabin management and avionics upgrades are Honeywell highlights at EBACE 2014.