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PicoSAR Radar Flies on Camcopter UAV

Schiebel Elektronische Geräte and Selex successfully flew the PicoSAR surveillance sensor June 30 aboard a Camcopter S-100 UAV, giving it an all-weather, l

Doncasters Invests In Plasma Spray Facility

Doncasters is investing close to $350,000 to develop the plasma spray facility at Doncasters Airmotive and Doncasters Aerospace Components in Shrewsbury, U
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GE/P&W GP7200 To Debut on Emirates A380

The first GP7200-powered Airbus A380 will enter service with Emirates on August 1 on a flight from Dubai to New York City.

Farnborough goes big time

This year’s show benefits from recent improvements to infrastructure and facilities as organizer Farnborough International continues a 60-year evolution of

NG anti-mine surveillance system

One of Northrop Grumman’s growing family of mine countermeasures has advanced to the flight-trial phase.

GKN advances composite and metal techniques

GKN Aerospace announced here at Farnborough that it is expanding its metallic and composite manufacturing techniques.

Russia’s Irkut growing as product line diversifies

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

Moog acquires Quickset, maker of precision positioning systems

Moog has acquired QuickSet International, a manufacturer of precision positioning systems and pan-and-tilt mechanisms.

UK revamps military training with public-private partnership

“Contractorization” may be an ugly word, but for Lockheed Martin and Britain’s VT Group, it is pretty good business.

SwiftBroadband great for e-mail, not for Web surfing

Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite Internet service is available on only a small handful of business jets, and one of them is here at TAG Aviation on the

Ducted-fan VTOL UAV could fly early next year

A VTOL UAV is displayed in model form by American Dynamics Flight Systems (Hall2 Stand 20).
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Asset buy boosts Let 410 production

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

Raytheon offers replacement for Predator control station

Raytheon is displaying here at Farnborough its universal control station (UCS) for UAVs.

Diverse Hamilton Sundstrand sitting pretty as orders pile up

Equipment and systems supplier Hamilton Sundstrand has announced pre-show product-support agreements worth almost $350 million.

EasyJet outlines vision for eco-friendly airliner

Don’t let airlines tell you how to design airplanes, EasyJet strategic planning manager Hal Calamvokis cautioned aerospace industry delegates at last week’

A silent opening to the daily air demonstrations

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

Chelton Receives European SVS Approval

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, has received European Aviation Safety Agency approval for its FlightLogic avionics system for use in the Bell 206A,

Chemring Seeks U.S. Lead in Energetics Devices

Following its $40 million acquisition of Scot Inc.

R & M Wins Three-year Support Deal

SR Technics has agreed to a three-year support deal with UK-based R & M Aviation Support covering maintenance, repair and overhaul services for six Pra

LM opens support center in Arizona

Lockheed Martin has opened its missiles and fire control support center in Gilbert, Arizona, combining support functions and resources that were formerly l

HCL becomes EADS ‘tier One’ partner

HCL Technologies, a $4.9 billion company that in three decades has grown from a garage-based start-up (Hindustan Computing) into India’s fifth largest IT c

Canada Leads Joint Biofuel Project with India

Pratt & Whitney Canada is leading a four-year, university-industry biofuel research project under a Canada-India science and technology agreement.
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New investors, but still the same SJ30

The Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 light business jet is appearing in public for the first time since Dubai investors agreed to pump at least $150 million into the
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Customers form a line for new Twin Otters

Last year’s announcement by Viking Air (Hall 4 Stand C14B) of its plans to launch its new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 into production triggered an immediat

Telemetry Hiccup Curtails First 777F flight

Boeing will resume flight-testing of its Model 777F cargo aircraft “as soon as possible,” the manufacturer said after the freighter’s first flight on Mond

GE, Singapore Technologies Collaborate

GE Aviation and Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) have signed an agreement to cooperate in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), eng

Aerospace Consortium Opens India Offices

Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC), an aerospace and defense association that supports 1,200 related companies in southern England, has opened new offi

Aircelle and Middle River Join Forces

GE Aviation and Safran signed a memorandum of agreement here yesterday to create a new 50-50 joint venture to develop, produce and support engine nacelles

Arik Air Unmasked as B737 Customer

Private Nigerian operator Arik Air confirmed here it is a previously unidentified customer for seven Boeing 737-800s that will bring its fleet to 17 aircra
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Leasing Firm Selects Collins Suite for A320s

Rockwell Collins vice president and general manager for air transport systems Jeff Standerski and BOC Aviation CEO Robert Martin signed a contract here yes