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Plenty of life is left for exported F-16

Lockheed Martin may be focusing a large proportion of its promotional efforts on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the company insists there is still a lo

Aircraft

July 20, 2010

Turkish Aero unveils the Anka from Ankara

Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries rolled out a new tactical medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV last Friday.

Aircraft

July 20, 2010

Mystery 787 buyers: Royal Jordanian, Avalon

Arab carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines and Avalon, a new aircraft-lease company, have been confirmed as the previously unidentified customers for three Boei

Aircraft

July 20, 2010

Super Hornet mods added to export list

Boeing announced here yesterday a set of potential enhancements to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that it will market to export prospects.

Aircraft

July 20, 2010

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Pakistan’s JF-17 thunders onto the Farnborough stage

 Making its international debut here is this Chengdu/PAC JF-17 Thunder, a joint Chinese/Pakistani multi-role fighter project.

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

U.S. Army funding unmanned K-Max

In late May, Kaman Aerospace announced that it had received a $2.9 million contract from the U.S.

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Rolls-Royce Opens JSF LiftSystem FacilityRolls-Royce has opened a new $17 million cell at its Bristol plant dedicated to the manufac

Engines

July 19, 2010

Special-mission King Airs continue to find new work

Aviation & Applied Ecology in Moscow has just taken delivery of a Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 with provision for dual digital-mapping cameras for ph

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

One Grand PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft reached a significant milestone last week when the 1,000th PC-12 single-engine turboprop business aircraft was delivered in Canada to Davi

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

Born-again Fokker 100 waits on loan approval

Fokker Services, part of Fokker Aerospace is preparing to modify a prototype Fokker F100 airliner as a demonstrator vehicle for the proposed successor to t

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

Capabilities expanded for AT-802U

Air Tractor’s AT-802U light attack and surveillance aircraft made its debut at Paris last year, but comes to Farnborough this year with new capabilities.

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

Light attack AT-6 is ready for action

Hawker Beechcraft’s first AT-6 PRTV (production-representative test vehicle) has taken time out from its busy test schedule to make its international debut

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

VEB Leasing signs MoU for 30 MC-21s

Irkut has signed a memorandum of understanding with VEB Leasing, a subsidiary of Russian-based Vnesheconombank, for 15 firm and 15 optional MC-21 narrowbod

Aircraft

July 19, 2010

Dynamic delivers versatile King Airs

The world’s largest private King Air operator is exhibiting at the Farnborough Airshow for the first time in a bid to broaden the appeal of its fleet of 15

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

Falcon 900LX is certified

Dassault has just received U.S.

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

Oil spills, pirate hunts fill Q300’s work day

Mapping oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and hunting for pirates off the coast of Somalia are among the many tasks performed by Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 twin

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

Boeing Phantom Works pushes new Eye-in-the-Sky program

How cool is this? A high-altitude spyplane that can stay airborne for four days, driven by a liquid hydrogen power system, was unveiled last Monday at the

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

Superjet 100 sees deliveries by year-end

Superjet International insists that it will meet its commitment to deliver the first of its Superjet 100s to Aeroflot and Armavia before year-end despite a

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

Morocco Joins the C-27J Club

The Moroccan government’s military transport wing has taken delivery of the first of four C-27J Spartans that it ordered from Alenia Aeronautica in October

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

MiG-29K sales might tip scales for Fulcrum

Recent orders for the Mikoyan MiG-29K may pave the way for further successes for the sea-going version of the “Fulcrum,” according to RSK MiG.

Aircraft

July 18, 2010