Content Archive: July 2010

Saab gap analysis study key to future military tech

A plan for the industrial and technological base of future European military aerospace moved forward with the signing of a contract for a one-year study to
Aircraft

International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery

Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Michelin Inks 425-Aircraft Tire DealTire manufacturer Michelin has signed two 10-year contracts with Air France and KLM to provide t
Maintenance and Modifications

Waas/LPV Upgrade for King Airs with Pro Line 21

Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has begun scheduling wide area augmentation system (Waas) upgrades on Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped King Air 200/3

Mubadala targets tier one and a new bizjet for 2018

Mubadala Aerospace is positioning itself as a tier-one supplier of large composite  structures to Airbus or Boeing for future single-aisle aircraft as

UK defense cuts will be deep but smart

The Royal Air Force (RAF) will emerge from the current UK Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) with only two types of airlifter, two types of fight
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Morocco tempts with lower costs

Ahmed Reda Chami, Morocco’s minister of industry, trade and new technologies, said here in Farnborough that a European company with 10,000 employees, rangi

Sikorsky simulates X2 capability

Sikorsky has announced it will use an X2 Technology light tactical helicopter (LTH) simulator to show its customers the capabilities of its flying X2 techn

How the CIA tried to spy on China from the air

AIN defense editor Chris Pocock will be signing copies of his new book here at Farnborough today and tomorrow.
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New UK government slams tanker waste

Last week, Vince Cable, the business secretary in the new British government, heavily criticized the supply of 14 A330MRTTs to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as