Farnborough Air Show 2006
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Exports start to pick up as JSOW costs come down
After a slow start, the merits of Raytheon’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are becoming apparent.
Aircraft
New JSF ejection seat designed for a perfect fit
It’s not only movie theater seats that are now designed with the fuller figure in mind.
London bridgehead raises L-3’s international profile
The opening last year of L-3 Communications’ new office in London represented a significant bridgehead in the defense electronics and communications group’
EMS shows new antennas, data terminals
aCanadian satellite communications firm EMS Satcom is exhibiting its latest systems here at Farnborough International (Hall 4 Stand C17e).
U.S. reports jump in weapons deals to Iran
Over the last four years, U.S.
British defense industriesconfront bribery, corruption
Leading UK defense firms and two defense trade associations have joined forces to establish the UK Defence Industry Anti-Corruption Forum.
Zodiac raises profits...and questions
Zodiac (Hall 1 Stand B18c) is a phenomenon in the French aerospace industry.
Aircraft
Cuba shopping for at least 20 regional planes
Cuba’s flagcarrier Cubana de Aviacion and domestic operator AeroCaribbean are seeking between 20 and 30 regional airliners that it wants to introduce begin
Strength of Russian missiles lies in their modular designs
Many of the air-launched weapons in Russia’s arsenal have been around for more than 15 years.
Aircraft
Pilatus feeling pressure for a PC-21 payoff
Swiss airframer Pilatus is riding high on a sustained wave of success of its PC-12 pressurized single-engine executive/utility aircraft.
