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Paris 2011: Phantom Eye Nears First Flight
Boeing’s Phantom Works h
Paris 2011: Hawker Beechcraft Unveils Special-mission King Air 350ER
Hawker Beechcraft is displaying for the first time the latest addition to the company’s customer demonstration fleet, a King Air 350ER configured to highli
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Deliveries of First Block III Apache Helicopters Planned for U.S. Army, Taiwan
The first three AH-64D Block
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Paris 2011: UK defense hit bottom line
ADS, the trade organization for the UK aerospace, defense and security industries, has reported that new defense orders slumped by 29 percent in 2010 due
Aircraft
Paris 2011: MBDA lifts wraps on new missile concept
Multi-national missile developer and manufacturer MBDA showed off the results of its second concept—visions initiative—the CVS 401 Perseus.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Liebherr and Avic Enter Joint Venture on Manufacture of Landing Gear
Liebherr Aerospace of Germany and Avic of China are to form a joint venture company for the manufacture of landing gear for the
Paris 2011: Liebherr Joins KC-390 Team
Embraer Defense and Security has selected 
Paris 2011: Raytheon To Protect Boeing KC-46 Aerial Tankers
Boeing may not be saying much about the configuration of the
Paris 2011: L-3 on Provides Standby Instruments for Citation Ten Business Jet and Boeing Ffighters
L-3’s Avionics Systems (Static F 186) continues its success in the field of providing electronic standby instrument systems (ESIS) with further selections
Paris 2011: GEnx-1B, Air India Join TruEngine Program
GE Aviation has launched its GEnx TruEngine program on the GEnx-1B engine and granted TruEngine designation to Air India’s GEnx-1B engine fleet.
Engines
Paris 2011: Bodycote Renews Rolls-Royce Contract, Opens Facility in Mexico
Thermal processing specialist Bodycote has signed a 10-year renewal contract with Rolls-Royce to provide its services in the UK and potentially other parts
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Ktech Acquisition Boosts Raytheon’s Capability in Directed-energy Weapons
Raytheon last week completed the acquisition of the key business assets of Ktech, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company that specializes in pulsed power
Paris 2011: Eurofighter Typhoon Earning Its First Combat Ribbons in Libyan Conflict
NATO’s Operation Unified Protector has given the
Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Block 40 Global Hawk and Variants Progress towards Various Milestones
Northrop Grumman officials during a Paris Air Show briefing reported that the first Block 40
ATC
Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age
It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.
ATC
Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet
The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.
Aircraft
AgustaWestland Buys Out Bell’s BA609 Stake
AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter, the companies announced today at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft
HyperMach Takes Wraps Off Mach 3.6 SonicStar
HyperMach Aerospace unveiled plans for its 20-seat SonicStar V-tailed, supersonic business jet yesterday at the Paris Air Show.
Regulations and Government
LightSquared Vacates Frequency Nearest to GPS
Since early reports indicate that LightSquared’s transmitters do, in fact, interfere with GPS signals, LightSquared yesterday announced that it would vacat
Security
Vague GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue
10:30 6-21-2011
In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins delivers first software-defined ARC-210 radio
When Rockwell Collins officially celebrated the first full-rate production delivery of its ARC-210 RT-1939(C) Generation 5 radio to PMA 209, the air combat
Paris 2011: French firm offers tailored component testing
Avnir Engineering (Hall 4 Stand AB132) is here promoting its skills in devising test campaigns for aerospace components, such as its recent test of a helic
Paris 2011: Leasing companies plot course for coming boom
The world’s aircraft leasing industry appears to have weathered the proverbial storm of the global recession and now looks well positioned to exploit aircr
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Embraer Sees Strong 20-year Market, but Remains Noncommital on Entry on Narrowbody Airliner Segment
Embraer yesterday bypassed an opportunity to firm up its intentions in the widening campaign to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the single