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UK waves flag with Taranis and reviews UCAS alliance

The British government is reviewing a security agreement signed previously with the U.S.

Rafael’s recon sensors are a hit

Systems house Rafael produces a wide portfolio of sophisticated products, but here at the Farnborough airshow it is expecting significant interest in its r

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

BAE Systems offers a smarter way to train

BAE Systems is in the process of developing a new architecture that could greatly enhance the effectiveness of tactical training missions, while reducing t

UK must boost R&D spend to remain competitive

The government needs to support research and development if the UK aerospace and defense industry is to continue what has proved to be a recession-defying

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

News clips: Farnbourgh 2010

Microtecnica To Maintain Tornado Sweep ActuatorsUnder the Panavia tri-national repair process, Italian specialist Microtecnica (Hall 4 Stand D

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

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.

AgustaWestland brings helicopter trio to F’boro

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland is here at the Farnborough airshow with three new aircraft: the civil GrandNew and the military AW159 Lynx Wildcat a

Canada commits a JSF future with deal for 65

Canada has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as its next combat aircraft, Peter MacKay, the country’s defense minister, announced last

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

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

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.

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

iXMotion’s 3-axis positioner empowers antenna stations

iXMotion, a French supplier of mechanical, electronic and software engineering and systems and a manufacturer of motion simulators, is here at Fa

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