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Group seeks approval for civil UAVs

Civil certification of unmanned aerial vehicles has taken on new momentum over the past few years with the realization that there could be a large number o

Three decades of the cold war

On this 100th anniversary of the Paris Air Show French journalist Gil Roy continues his reflections on the greatest moments from the salon du Bourget’s ill

Back to the future for U.S. manned space flight

As the era of the Space Shuttle draws to a close, uncertainty hangs over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) like the pall of smoke after a launch.

Summer of aviation love

The 28th salon aéronautique et spatial in 1969, promised something special.

Big year for BAE’s UAVs

This promises to be a milestone year for BAE Systems’ growing unmanned air systems business with the first flights of both the demonstrator for the Mantis

Thales helps extend Rafale reach

Thales is engineering a series of upgrades to the sensor systems aboard France’s Rafale that will be incorporated in the next batch of aircraft for the Fre

Elbit plans to develop UAS for U.S.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has announced an agreement between its U.S.-based subsidiary and General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to develop unmanne

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

Baltic Air Policing

On May 1 the JAS 39C/D Gripens of the Czech air force’s 211.tl took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing detachment, which provides a two-aircraft, 24-hour, 15-

ATC integration poses challenge for Euro Hawk

If all goes well, the German air force could be the first air arm to routinely operate a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in European airspace.

More and More Global Hawks

Versions of the Global Hawk are proliferating, with five now in service or development for the U.S., as well as the Euro Hawk for Germany and another for t

LM Defends F-35 JSF Agility Against Critics

Is LM’s Joint Strike Fighter a “bomb truck” optimized for the stealthy attack of ground targets but of limited value as a defender of airspace?

RAC MiG looks to future as it fills Indian order

Indian navy pilots and support crew have started training on the MiG-29K/KUB fighters with RAC MiG in Russia.

Joint venture BrahMos to arm India’s Flankers

India’s air force is planning to arm its growing fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters with anti-ship missiles developed by the Russian-Indian joint

Elisra expands EW exports

A recent and hitherto unannounced delivery of electronic warfare (EW) equipment to Germany highlights the growing export portfolio of Israeli electronic wa

Mock up shows military role for X2

Last month Sikorsky displayed a mock-up of a possible X2 Light Tactical Helicopter (LTH) design at the Army Aviation Association of America annual co

Debate Continues over Cost, Schedule of Early F-35s

Although the Pentagon last month declared that it was increasing the early production tempo of the F-35, the decision to buy 30 aircraft next year does not

GA-ASI Unveils Stealthy Predator UAV

The stealthy, jet-powered version of the Predat

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing Pushes F/A-18 Developments

Boeing is making further improvements to the F/A-18E/F, and evaluating a more powerful version of the Super Hornet’s GE F414 powerplants.

Italy Signs for Boeing CH-47F Chinooks

The Italian Army confirmed that it is buying 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a co-production deal with AgustaWestland that is worth appr