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Lockheed Picks TacView for C-130J

Lockheed Martin has chosen Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 4 C14a) to supply its TacView portable mission display to meet current and future C-130J mobile

July 16, 2008

Watchkeeper UAVs on track

The Thales-led Watchkeeper program is on schedule for entry into service with British forces in 2010, having flown for the first time this year in Israel,

July 16, 2008

Integration started on military Dhruv

India-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL, here at chalet R1) now has the military utility version of its Dhruv helicopter certified with an IAI-made

July 16, 2008

MoD Recognizes General Atomics for Reaper

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) won an award this week from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the deployment of the MQ-9 Reaper surv

July 16, 2008

EDS, Siemens Team on Defense Logistics

EDS (Hall 1A Exhibitor’s Club Restaurant and Bar) and product lifecycle management specialist Siemens PLM Software (Hall 4 Stand E17) are combining their r

July 16, 2008

Marotta joins ITT for bomb rack competition

Executives from Cobham, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Saab and Thales are establishing an ethics strategy on the basis of existing European

July 16, 2008

Slovakia’s camouflaged MiGs dressed to impress

Perhaps the most eye-catching camouflages on display here at Farnborough are the digital pattern applied to the single-seat MiG-29AS and tiger stripes on t

July 16, 2008

Adaptive flight controls boost aviation safety

A revolution in the progress of aviation could result from Rockwell Collins’ recent acquisition of Athena Technologies.

July 16, 2008

Breakthrough takes pilots for a loop

BAE Systems, in conjunction with Cranfield Aerospace and Cranfield University, executed an entire flight without human intervention in a BAE Systems Jetstr

July 16, 2008

P-8’s low-risk radar is ready for ground tests

 This month Raytheon begins integrated tests on its APY-10 inverse synthetic aperture radar for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patroller.

July 16, 2008

AgustaWestland, Boeing Team for Italian CH-47F

Yesterday AgustaWestland and Boeing signed an agreement to jointly manufacture the Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter for the Italian army.

July 16, 2008

Northrop and Boeing regroup for KC-X fight

Northrop Grumman rates its chances of clinching the KC-X contract as only 50 percent, if the U.S.

July 16, 2008

90 years 90 aircraft as Queen presents new colors

The UK Royal Air Force mounted the biggest flypast seen in Europe for many years over RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, last Friday.

July 15, 2008

Aberporth airfield finds niche as UAV refuge

Officials from the UK’s up-and-coming UAV test airfield are negotiating here this week with several American companies who have expressed frustration with

July 15, 2008

Saab’s camps defense system still on target

Saab’s civil aircraft missile protection system (CAMPS) is on course for delivery to the launch customer toward the end of the year.

July 15, 2008

U.S. Army Assesses Pathfinder

Lockheed Martin’s Pathfinder flight team began preparations this week to demonstrate the system to the U.S.

July 15, 2008

Telephonics To enhance MH-60R radars

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration has awarded Griffon Corporation subsidiary Telephonics a $71.5 million contract to develop an enhanced version of the A

July 15, 2008

LAIRCM Chosen for FSTA

Northrop Grumman’s defensive systems division has been awarded a $93 million contract to supply its large aircraft infrared countermeasures system for the

July 15, 2008

Latest Apache benefits from canceled program

Boeing has begun flight-testing the AH-64D Block III, the latest variant of the Apache gunship helicopter.

July 15, 2008

ITT’s EDO ‘merger’ a chance to diversify

ITT Corporation’s acquisition and integration of EDO figures prominently at the company’s exhibit in Hall 2 Stand A8, where electronic warfare clearly is a

July 15, 2008

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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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Lockheed Picks TacView for C-130J

Lockheed Martin has chosen Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 4 C14a) to supply its TacView portable mission display to meet current and future C-130J mobile

Watchkeeper UAVs on track

The Thales-led Watchkeeper program is on schedule for entry into service with British forces in 2010, having flown for the first time this year in Israel,

Integration started on military Dhruv

India-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL, here at chalet R1) now has the military utility version of its Dhruv helicopter certified with an IAI-made

MoD Recognizes General Atomics for Reaper

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) won an award this week from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the deployment of the MQ-9 Reaper surv

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EDS, Siemens Team on Defense Logistics

EDS (Hall 1A Exhibitor’s Club Restaurant and Bar) and product lifecycle management specialist Siemens PLM Software (Hall 4 Stand E17) are combining their r

Marotta joins ITT for bomb rack competition

Executives from Cobham, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Saab and Thales are establishing an ethics strategy on the basis of existing European

Slovakia’s camouflaged MiGs dressed to impress

Perhaps the most eye-catching camouflages on display here at Farnborough are the digital pattern applied to the single-seat MiG-29AS and tiger stripes on t

Adaptive flight controls boost aviation safety

A revolution in the progress of aviation could result from Rockwell Collins’ recent acquisition of Athena Technologies.

Breakthrough takes pilots for a loop

BAE Systems, in conjunction with Cranfield Aerospace and Cranfield University, executed an entire flight without human intervention in a BAE Systems Jetstr

P-8’s low-risk radar is ready for ground tests

&nbsp;This month Raytheon begins integrated tests on its APY-10 inverse synthetic aperture radar for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patroller.

AgustaWestland, Boeing Team for Italian CH-47F

Yesterday AgustaWestland and Boeing signed an agreement to jointly manufacture the Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter for the Italian army.

Northrop and Boeing regroup for KC-X fight

Northrop Grumman rates its chances of clinching the KC-X contract as only 50 percent, if the U.S.

90 years 90 aircraft as Queen presents new colors

The UK Royal Air Force mounted the biggest flypast seen in Europe for many years over RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, last Friday.

Aberporth airfield finds niche as UAV refuge

Officials from the UK’s up-and-coming UAV test airfield are negotiating here this week with several American companies who have expressed frustration with

Saab’s camps defense system still on target

Saab’s civil aircraft missile protection system (CAMPS) is on course for delivery to the launch customer toward the end of the year.

U.S. Army Assesses Pathfinder

Lockheed Martin’s Pathfinder flight team began preparations this week to demonstrate the system to the U.S.

Telephonics To enhance MH-60R radars

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration has awarded Griffon Corporation subsidiary Telephonics a $71.5 million contract to develop an enhanced version of the A

LAIRCM Chosen for FSTA

Northrop Grumman’s defensive systems division has been awarded a $93 million contract to supply its large aircraft infrared countermeasures system for the

Latest Apache benefits from canceled program

Boeing has begun flight-testing the AH-64D Block III, the latest variant of the Apache gunship helicopter.

ITT’s EDO ‘merger’ a chance to diversify

ITT Corporation’s acquisition and integration of EDO figures prominently at the company’s exhibit in Hall 2 Stand A8, where electronic warfare clearly is a

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This month Raytheon begins integrated tests on its APY-10 inverse synthetic aperture radar for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patroller.