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Danish company Terma’s Scanter 4002 radar mitigates against the unwanted clutter from wind turbines that appears on air traffic and other radars.

HISS specializes in developing special mission adaptations that can be fitted to a wide range of aircraft.

AJW Aviation is building a network of support hubs in Eastern Europe to provide greater support and minimize AOG situations.

EAT and Avionics Services also signed an agreement to market and manufacture aircraft systems, UAVs, sensors and platform upgrades.

The free-fall light multi-role missile is just 28 inches long, lacks a rocket motor and has fixed instead of folding wings.

EAT and Avionics Services also signed an agreement to market and manufacture aircraft systems, UAVs, sensors and platform upgrades.

The contract is between Eurofighter and NETMA, the four-nation Eurofighter management agency, and is worth €150 million ($205 million).

Raytheon’s Patriot air defense system is being targeted at requirements in Germany, Poland and Turkey.

The assumption is that the Poles would purchase six batteries, which was the baseline for the study performed recently by the Kazimierz Pulaski Foundation.

Field Aviation also designed and built a nose section for the Viking Twin Otter Guardian 400, a multi-role surveillance aircraft.

An embryonic maritime capability for the Sentinel radar first came to the fore during Operation Ellamy in 2011.

Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile is sized to fit the internal bays of the JSF, but can be carried externally on most fighter types.

Talios has been developed to cover what Thales calls “the entire critical decision chain from intelligence-gathering to weapon delivery.”

Romania will soon be the base for a European missile-defense system supplied by Lockheed Martin with Raytheon missiles.

British Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to the e-scan radar here at Farnborough on Monday.

Satcom solutions are Cobham’s specialty, highlighted at the Farnborough Airshow’s Innovation Zone.

Brazil has been committed to the KC-390 since 2010, and finalized its order for 28 in May. The first delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2016.

Advantages of the small-diameter bomb include its ability to attack moving targets and its enhanced performance in adverse weather.

“I can announce today that we’re now able to put £1.1 billion of investment back into our defense capabilities,” the UK Prime Minister said.

Israel selected the M-346 in 2012 to replace its aging McDonnell Douglas A-4N, TA-4H and TA-4J Skyhawks of the 102 “The Flying Tigers” Squadron.

From the 10,230-pound Heron TP to the nine-pound vertical takeoff Ghost, IAI is one of the leaders in UAV development, technology and production.

Countries such as China and Russia have started to develop UAV systems, though they are still a long way from catching the market leaders.

The U.S. and Israel pioneered UAV use and remain at the forefront today, while Europe is just starting to turn research in the actual products.

The Eurofighter contract adds further components to the ones already supplied by Denroy, which now provides 180 separate parts for the Typhoon.

Embraer and Saab announced on Friday a memorandum of understanding to partner in delivering the program for the Brazilian air force.