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New aircraft rollouts are all too rare these days, so the double unveiling by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of its C-X transport and P-X maritime patroller was

Elbit has chosen the Paris Air Show to unveil its latest unmanned air vehicle design–the Hermes 900.

As the A400M program gathers force, Airbus Military has chosen Thales as its preferred partner for training systems.

With retirement for its aging RF-4 Phantoms looming, the Japan Air Self Defence Force has decided to equip a portion of its F-15J Eagle fighters with a rec

Boeing’s guided bomb business is moving forward with the conclusion of a successful test program, a new contract and a growing SDB II program.

Saab Avitronics has succeeded in an intense competition to supply the Airbus A400M military transport with its lifetime monitoring system, the first of whi

As the final E-2C Hawkeye 2000 proceeds down the Northrop Grumman production line at St.

As well as providing the avionics equipment for France’s high-profile Rafale program, Thales is active in the fighter upgrade business.

ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments.

Israel launched another reconnaissance satellite last week as military tensions increase in the Middle East.

Since the appointment at the beginning of 2006 of Itzhak Nissan as president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company’s finances have unde

Nordam Group has elected Industry veteran Jonathan “Jack” Schofield to its board of directors.

The Irkut aviation plant on Sunday delivered the first two Su-30MKM multirole fighters to Malaysia, where they will be reassembled.

France is buying the Lockheed Martin Hellfire II missile system to give its 40 Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d’Appui Destruction) helicopters a versatile precisio

The L-3 Communications Integrated Systems-led C-27J team, including partners Alenia Aeronautica, GMAS (a joint L-3/Alenia company) and Boeing Integrated De

Earlier this month, the California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Belgian visualization specialist Barco has been chosen by Aero Vodochody to supply high-definition displays for its L-159 modification program.

SATA Air Acores, the carrier that provides interisland transport in the Azores, has leased a third ATP twin-turboprop from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to

In May L-3 Link Simulation and Training division delivered the first five of seven Predator Mission Aircraft Training Systems (PMATS) to the U.S.

Since the dramatic cancellation of the stealthy Comanche attack helicopter in 2004, U.S.

The advent of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has not only dramatically improved the traditional capabilities of the radar, but has al

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With its ASQ-228 ATFLIR (advanced targeting forward-looking infrared pod) in full-rate production for the U.S.

A Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter is the leading hardware item in a major participation at the Dubai show by the UK Ministry of Defence and its associate

“The future of our nation depends on airpower.

After some years of negotiation, Pakistan has signed a provisional contract with Saab to procure an airborne early warning system.

Having flown for the first time on May 29, Alenia Aeronautica’s Sky-X unmanned technology demonstrator is making its debut at the Dubai show, appearing in

Just as those responsible for fighting wars now talk in terms of “effects”–as opposed to material assets–when discussing battle management and the equipmen

In accordance with heightened security risks and the United Arab Emirates’ aggressive pursuit of high-tech solutions, the country’s UAV Research and Techno