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Finland’s Border Guard Joins the MX-15 Club

L-3 Wescam is due to have completed deliveries of the turrets to Airbus by June next year.

Scorpion Selected for ASDOT Proposal

An ASDOT contract is due to be awarded in September 2018, with delivery of the service to run for 15 years starting in January 2020.

Training and Workforce

F-35 Flyaway Cost Targeted at $85 Million

Cost reductions and product enhancements in the offing for Lockheed Martin’ stealth fighter.

Eurofighter Approaching True Potential

The UK has driven the integration timetable for air-to-ground weapons on the Typhoon, because the RAF is retiring its Tornado strike jet fleet in 2019.

Leonardo Studies E-scan IFF For Typhoon

Leonardo has developed an innovative IFF arrangement to complement the AESA radar

Boeing Starts ‘Little Bird’ Deliveries To Saudi Arabia

The deliveries originated in a massive arms deal the U.S. and Saudi governments negotiated in 2010.

Rogerson Kratos Shows Off New UH-60 Cockpit

Intended for older, legacy Black Hawks, the all-digital suite will begin certification testing this fall.

UK Set to Order Poseidon and Apache As F-35 Stars in Show

Despite the gloomy talk after the “Brexit” decision to leave the EU, the UK is pushing ahead with defense procurement plans.

Textron and Thales Unleash UAV-delivered Fury

The 13-pound Fury munition has been designed for UAVs like Textron’s Shadow.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

KC-390 Makes Show Debut

Embraer’s advanced-technology tanker/transport is making its first international appearance at Farnborough.

Embraer and Boeing Cement KC-390 Teaming

Embraer says KC-390 customers will have the “best support available” via its teaming agreement with Boeing.

DEP turns night into day

As the Rockwell Collins/Elbit joint venture celebrates 20 years of providing JHMCS helmet-mounted displays, a new night cueing system is being trialed.

Modular commonality could streamline training

UK company Dart Jet is proposing a revolutionary approach to fast-jet training.

Brazilian Hunter Takes Flight

Having supported Brazil’s Herons for some years, Avionics Services has now developed a version of the air vehicle tailored to Brazilian needs.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Laser-guided Rocket For the French Army

After five years of development Thales subsidiary TDA is launching its Aculeus-LG laser-guided rocket with a French army order.

Can Britain Afford F-35 Grand Plans?

UK defense minister believes the country can stand with the U.S. in being able to project power around the world.

Solar-Powered ‘Pseudo Satellite’ On Display at Farnborough 2016

Airbus D&S is continuing to develop the home-grown Zephyr for military and civil applications.

Multi-national Meteor Reaches The Front Line

After 16 years of development the Meteor air-to-air missile is now in front-line service with the Gripens of Sweden.

Aeromacchi M-346FT Debuts at Farnborough 2016

Leonardo-Finmeccanica unveils weaponized, fighter-trainer version of its advanced training platform

V-22 Program Proposes ‘International Acquisition Concept’

The U.S. military’s V-22 Joint Program Office is floating an “international acquisition concept”.