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Paris 2011: Australian win spurs new export drive for latest Seahawk versions

Lockheed Martin has launched a new marketing drive to sell MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters internationally.

Paris 2011: Rostvertol’s Upgraded Mi-26T2 Looks for Sales in India

Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other

Paris 2011: Where Next for Russian Helicopters Following Share Flotation Flop?

Russian Helicopters has had to go back to the drawing board on plans to raise fresh capital, following last month’s failed attempt at a $500 million share

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: Irkut Presses Ahead with MC-21 Narrowbody Challenger

With a budget of close to $7 billion, the MC-21

Paris 2011: A400M Engine Gearbox Glitch Dampens the Airbus A400M’s Paris Le Bourget Debut

An engine gearbox anomaly picked up during flight testing of an <a href="news/single-news-page/article/airbus-a400m-makes-long-awaited-first-flight-23147/"

Paris 2011: Next-generation Hawk vies for export sales

BAE Systems brings its Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT)

Paris 2011: Thales Brings Consistency to Rafale Radar

Thales is “five years ahead of anybody in Europe or the U.S.” in active arrays for airborne radars, according to Jean-Nöel Stock, Thales vice-president UAV

Paris 2011: IAE to consider V2500 SelectThree variant

International Aero Engines (IAE) will begin to consider a “SelectThree” variant of its established <link news/single-news-page/article/iae-establishes-fix-

Paris 2011: Raytheon expands SeaVue capability

Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division has upgraded its SeaVue maritime surveillance radar, incorporating a situational awareness package that has

Paris 2011: Elbit Capabilities on Show

Israel’s Elbit Systems has announced a number of important developments in recent weeks, covering a range of the company’s diverse capabilities.

Paris 2011: Smart bomb heads IAI line-up

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is showing off its latest precision-guided munition here at Le Bourget.

Paris 2011: Sikorsky Debuts Canadian CH148 Cyclone

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NATO Insists that Libyan Air Campaign Will Yield Desired Result

Although rebel forces have gained hardly any ground in Libya, NATO officials are still optimistic that airpower alone will eventually force Col.

Boeing Still Coy on U.S. Tanker Design

Since winning the $4 billion contract from the U.S.

Chile Is First Export Success for Hermes 900

Elbit Systems of Haifa, Israel, announced the first export sale of its <link airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/artic

Eurofighter Nations Inch Closer to New Radar Commitment

Development of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon is continuing, although the four European partner nations st

Operating Costs Come Down for V-22 Tiltrotor

The cost of operating the Bell-Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor has been significantly reduced in the past year, according to U.S.

Report: China To Provide JF-17s to Pakistan

During a visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani to Beijing in late May, it was reported that China is to provide 50 <a href="news/single-news

Lockheed Martin Chief Offers F-35 Mea Culpa, Plus Optimism

Lockheed Martin has learned “some painful lessons” during the development of the F-35, CEO Bob Stevens told journalists in late May.