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Paris Air Show 2015: Saab sees continued future for Gripen C/D combat aircraft

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Saab sees continued global sales opportunities for its Gripen C/D combat aircraft even though it is now actively marketing the more advanced E/F models, according to a senior company representative. Speaking to reporters ahead of the Paris Air Show, the head of the Aeronautics division, Ulf

Paris Air Show 2015: Mali orders six Super Tucanos

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The Brazilian company Embraer has announced that Mali signed a contract for six of its EMB-314 (A-29) Super Tucano turboprop aircraft at the Paris Air Show on 15 June. It said the aircraft will be used for advanced training, border surveillance, and internal security missions and that the contract

Bell begins V-280 fuselage assembly

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Key Points Bell V-280 Valor fuselage assembly has begun The company is preparing for first flight of the tiltrotor aircraft in 2017 Spirit AeroSystems has begun major assembly of the Bell V-280 Valor fuselage, the two companies announced on 15 June. "Spirit AeroSystems brings decades of

Paris Air Show 2015: Thales Scorpion aims at F-22 Raptor

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With almost 1,000 units delivered and currently flying on US Air Force (USAF) A-10 and F-16 combat aircraft, the Thales Visionix Scorpion helmet-mounted display/sight (HMDS) has also logged 400 hours evaluation on the F-22A Raptor, the company said at the Paris Air Show, although it declined to

Paris Air Show 2015: Lockheed Martin unveils new heavy-lift hybrid airship

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Lockheed Martin plans to offer a new 20-tonne-capacity hybrid airship to the international heavy-haulage market, company executives announced at the Paris Air Show on 16 June. The Lockheed Martin Hybrid (LMH)-1 vehicle, which will be based on the Skunk Works-developed P-791 prototype that first

Paris Air Show 2015: Latest Rafael airborne pods feature high-definition imaging

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Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems launched the latest versions of its airborne pods - the Litening 5 targeting pod and the RecceLite XR reconnaissance pod - at Le Bourget. Both models feature common high-definition (HD) mid-wave infrared (MWIR) detectors and colour Full HD CMOS daylight

Paris Air Show 2015: JF-17 fighter flying with indigenous Chinese turbofan

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Key Points Chinese officials at the Paris Air Show have said flight-testing of a new indigenous engine for the JF-17 Thunder is under way Officials also confirmed that the Sino-Pakistani-developed aircraft had achieved its first international sale, although they did not disclose the customer A

Paris Air Show 2015: IAI looks to acquisitions after share float

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is looking to target international acquisitions through the funds to be realised by the issuing of minority shares in the company, Chief Financial Officer Eyal Younian told IHS Jane's on 15 June. The issuing of shares, expected to take place in 2016, will initially

Paris Air Show 2015: Certifiable Predator B completes critical design review

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) announced on 15 June that its Certifiable Predator B (CPB) programme had completed "a successful internal Phase 1 Critical Design Review (CDR)": a milestone that brings a version of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) closer to being

Indonesia looks to buy Boeing Chinooks in 2016

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The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) is seeking to ring-fence funds to procure Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from 2016, TNI commander General Moeldoko has announced. IHS Jane's understands that Indonesia requires four Chinooks to boost the limited heavy-lift rotary-wing capabilities of

Indian Jaguar crashes on training flight

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An Indian Air Force (IAF) SEPECAT Jaguar trainer aircraft crashed on 16 June near the north Indian city of Allahabad, 660 km from New Delhi, an official statement said. Both pilots ejected safely from the aircraft, which crashed 13 km from Allahabad as it was coming in to land. An inquiry has been

Paris Air Show 2015: USAF Secretary James warns of resurgent Russia and reassures European allies

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The US government regards the current crisis with Russia as being the most serious security concern that it and its Western allies are facing today, a senior officials said during the Paris Air Show on 15 June. Speaking on the first leg of a European tour to reassure nervous NATO allies, Secretary

Paris Air Show 2015: Lockheed Martin prepares for F-35 ramp-up to drive down costs

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Lockheed Martin has begun preparing for a significant ramp-up in production of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as it looks to realise its goal of a USD85 million per unit price-tag for the aircraft in the 2019 timeframe, a senior official reported on 15 June. Briefing during the

Paris Air Show 2015: Antonov reveals An-188 strategic transport aircraft

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Key Points Antonov have revealed plans to create the An-188, a four turbofan engine powered variant of the An-70 The company is also planning an alternative variant of its An-178, the An-178-111, featuring western avionics and engines for export Antonov is developing a jet-engined version of the

China practices Taiwan invasion with civilian ferries, bomber flights in Bashi Channel

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A series of Chinese military exercises between late May and early June showcased the ability of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to project land, air, and naval power into the area around Taiwan. While China has made no official connection, the exercises also coincided with the 29 May to 3 June

Paris Air Show 2015: Rafael reduces sensor-to-shooter cycle with Match Guide's 'pixel revolution'

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Israel's Rafael demonstrated its latest tool for reducing the sensor-to-shooter cycle at this year's Paris Air Show. Called Match Guide, the system is a new pixel-based geovisual operational language where every pixel in the images from battlefield sensors is geolocated. Fusing this data, Match

Paris Air Show 2015: Aero Vodochody announces three L-39NG launch customers

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Aero Vodochody has secured not one, but three launch customers for its L-39NG upgraded trainer/strike aircraft, the company announced on 16 June at the Paris Air Show 2015. The first customer to sign is LOM Praha, the state-owned company responsible for training pilots for the Czech Air Force (and

USN secures funding stream for innovations to reduce carrier acquisition costs

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Key Points USD25 million R&D funding will be made available to the Ford-class carrier programme in FY 2017 Investments will be made at ONR, HII to streamline production and reduce costs on the third and subsequent carriers The officer in charge of acquiring the US Navy's (USN's) new

US budget office warns debt could squeeze future defence spending

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The US government's federal tax and spending policies are unsustainable and, among other things, would ultimately "compromise national security" by significantly constraining defence spending, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO, a non-partisan government analysis

Two prime contractors announce JSTARS teams

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Key Points Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have announced industry teams for the JSTARS competition Up to three pre-engineering contracts could be awarded to refine requirements Two contenders for a US Air Force (USAF) programme replacing its E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting and Attack
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