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BAE rolls out stealthy UCAV

Amid tight security, the Taranis Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (shown above) was unveiled at BAE Systems Warton airfield last Monday.

Last-minute arrival: Gripen NG makes trade show debut

The Saab Gripen NG demonstrator arrives at Farnborough today on the second leg of its international public debut, having spent the weekend at the Royal Int

Farnborough Airshow wakes up to Dreamliner

The eagerly anticipated arrival of the 787 Dreamliner here at Farnborough yesterday is a major boost to the troubled program’s credibility.

Fresh doubts over A400M as Europe tightens its belt

Talks to amend the Airbus A400M development and production contract will drag on into the autumn as the moratorium on funding imposed by the European partn

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Boeing, EADS clash again as KC-X tanker war resumes

Boeing will reveal more details here today about the NewGen Tanker, its entry for the third round of the U.S.

Gripen NG matures and waits for India

Sweden is advancing its own Gripen development path alongside that of the Gripen Next Generation aircraft intended for export, which is currently awaiting

Gripen Goes Green

Sweden is currently outlining a three-year test plan to test a locally developed biofuel in a Gripen, in a scheme that is partly funded by the U.S.

Airbus keeps A350XWB on the 787’s tail

While it seems like the A380 first flew only a short time ago, Airbus is well into its next program–the A350 XWB (eXtra widebody).

A380 sales continue as weight increases

Emirates Airline could not wait until this week at Farnborough to order more Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 airliners.

Shadow to cast net over Afghanistan

Sweden became the first export customer for the Textron/AAI Shadow 200 tactical unmanned aircraft system when a contract for two Shadow systems was finally

Engine makers engaged in quest for material grail

Snecma and GE Aviation are developing new materials to make future engines lighter and improve their efficiency.

New-build Twin Otter will pull oil-field duty

Canada’s Viking Air celebrates a major milestone here this afternoon when it hands over its first new Twin Otter 400 to launch customer Zimex Aviation.

Lynx advanced radar is proved aboard Predator B

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) recently completed flight tests of its new Lynx advanced multi-channel radar (AMR) on its own Predator B unma

Watchkeeper UAV on course for deployment

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Superjet has full power as SaM146 is certified

Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23.

Goodrich’s AIS studies Terprom for trainers

Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS), part of Goodrich Corp., is the provider of the Terprom terrain-referenced navigation system that is installed in many comb

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

Northrop rattles its SABR

Following a successful series of trials in a U.S.

T-50 completes early flight and bench tests

Sukhoi has completed its preliminary flight and bench trials program for the T-50 PAK-FA fighter.

Su-35 Is Sukhoi’s Main Short-term Export Hope

While development of the T-50 PAK-FA gathers pace, the Su-35 remains Sukhoi’s export priority for the next five to seven years.

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