Aerospace & Defense

AIN Blog: MH17 Insurer Pledges Payments as Liability Questions Loom

The Montreal Convention prescribes war risk payments of $150,000 per passenger.

Delta Suspends Service to Tel Aviv Over Missile Fears

A rocket or associated debris found Ben Gurion International Airport prompted Delta to divert a flight bound for Tel Aviv to Paris.

India’s Avro Replacement Could Be Problematic

India's first solely private-sector project could have trouble finding an acceptable number of competitors.

Farnborough Show Yields Record Air Transport Orders

The 2014 Farnborough International Airshow set new records for airliner and engine orders.

MH17 Evidence Lays Blame on Pro-Russia Militia

A mounting body of evidence suggests that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Europe.

UN Demands Independent Investigation of Ukraine Crash

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was flying just 1,000 feet above an existing exclusion zone when it crashed.

Defense Highlights From The Farnborough Airshow

Saab Outlines New MPA and AEW Developments

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

British Carrier Remains Controversial

The total forecast cost for Britain's new aircraft carrier threatens to sink other UK defense projects.

Aegis Comes Ashore in Romania

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

Boeing Touts Challenger-based Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

MSA is billed as a lower cost alternative to the P-8 Poseidon.

Field Aviation Highlights Surveillance Expertise

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

Raytheon Sentinel Could Go Maritime

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