Defense

Essential news and analysis from the defense aerospace sector. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs in military aircraft, engines, and avionics.

Boeing IDS flexes muscle for new growth strategy

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has adopted a five-pronged strategy to drive forward through the current downturn, and to continue its growth from an est

June 15, 2009

Pilot optional for L-3’s new Mobius aerial vehicle

Long-established as a major supplier of systems for a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, L-3 Communications is moving up a step to offer

Aircraft

June 14, 2009

C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai

Engines

June 14, 2009

Aerodrones Offers UAV Ground Control

Aerodrones (Hall 4 Stand CD61bis) is here with its portable ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicles and the 2009 version of the built-in softwa

June 14, 2009

Crunch time next week for A400M lifter

Defense ministers from the seven A400M partner nations are heading for Seville next week for a crucial meeting with the EADS and Airbus leadership.

Aircraft

June 14, 2009

LM ready to supplant A400M with C-130J

Lockheed Martin can deliver C-130J military transports to the nations affected by the A400M debacle within 36 months, on a sale or lease basis.

Aircraft

June 14, 2009

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste

Aircraft

June 12, 2009

Raven radar equipped Gripen to fly by year-end

In late March Saab announced a teaming agreement with Selex Galileo to develop the ES-05 Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Gri

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Block III will ensure Apache ‘production’ through 2040

They’ve done it with the Chinook, now they’re doing it with the Apache.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

100 years: Biennial Paris Air Show marks 100th anniversary

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the world famous Paris Air Show.

June 9, 2009

Embraer sets its sights on new military jet transport

Embraer has received a $1.3 billion contract to design and deliver a new military transport, called the KC-390.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Navy sets stiff test for UCAV carrier ops

We all know that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) present operational challenges, and making them into stealthy, tailless jets and asking them to do combat

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

The Black and White of Stealthy UAVs

The X-47B is the only stealthy UAV under development that is currently acknowledged by the Pentagon–unless you count the recently revealed Predator-C, whic

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Alenia tests Sky-Y UAV in Italy

Alenia Aeronautica’s Sky-Y unmanned technology demonstrator has completed its most recent series of tests in Italy.

June 9, 2009

Sandblaster and LVL ‘clear the air’

Extended rotary-wing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought the problems of “brown-out” sharply into focus.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

The drama of the flying display gives crowds thrills and chills

The Paris Air Show, marking its 100th anniversary, has come a long way since it was first staged at the Grand Palais in the center of the French capital ba

June 9, 2009

Radar systems business thriving for ThalesRaytheon

Ground Master 400, the new ThalesRaytheonSystems air defense radar on display here in Thales’ outdoor compound, is just completing its development ahead of

June 9, 2009

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Essential news and analysis from the defense aerospace sector. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs in military aircraft, engines, and avionics.

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Boeing IDS flexes muscle for new growth strategy

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has adopted a five-pronged strategy to drive forward through the current downturn, and to continue its growth from an est

Pilot optional for L-3’s new Mobius aerial vehicle

Long-established as a major supplier of systems for a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, L-3 Communications is moving up a step to offer

C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai

Aerodrones Offers UAV Ground Control

Aerodrones (Hall 4 Stand CD61bis) is here with its portable ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicles and the 2009 version of the built-in softwa

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Crunch time next week for A400M lifter

Defense ministers from the seven A400M partner nations are heading for Seville next week for a crucial meeting with the EADS and Airbus leadership.

LM ready to supplant A400M with C-130J

Lockheed Martin can deliver C-130J military transports to the nations affected by the A400M debacle within 36 months, on a sale or lease basis.

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste

Raven radar equipped Gripen to fly by year-end

In late March Saab announced a teaming agreement with Selex Galileo to develop the ES-05 Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Gri

Block III will ensure Apache ‘production’ through 2040

They’ve done it with the Chinook, now they’re doing it with the Apache.

100 years: Biennial Paris Air Show marks 100th anniversary

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the world famous Paris Air Show.

Embraer sets its sights on new military jet transport

Embraer has received a $1.3 billion contract to design and deliver a new military transport, called the KC-390.

Navy sets stiff test for UCAV carrier ops

We all know that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) present operational challenges, and making them into stealthy, tailless jets and asking them to do combat

The Black and White of Stealthy UAVs

The X-47B is the only stealthy UAV under development that is currently acknowledged by the Pentagon–unless you count the recently revealed Predator-C, whic

Alenia tests Sky-Y UAV in Italy

Alenia Aeronautica’s Sky-Y unmanned technology demonstrator has completed its most recent series of tests in Italy.

Sandblaster and LVL ‘clear the air’

Extended rotary-wing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought the problems of “brown-out” sharply into focus.

The drama of the flying display gives crowds thrills and chills

The Paris Air Show, marking its 100th anniversary, has come a long way since it was first staged at the Grand Palais in the center of the French capital ba

Radar systems business thriving for ThalesRaytheon

Ground Master 400, the new ThalesRaytheonSystems air defense radar on display here in Thales’ outdoor compound, is just completing its development ahead of

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