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Engines

Chinese Show Fadec System on Military Engine

Reliability of indigenous fighter powerplants remains questionable.
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Origin of China’s Latest Cruise Missile Debated

The latest missile bears a close resemblance to the Indian-Russian BrahMos missile.
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Aircraft

China’s Y-20 Airlifter Makes Low-key Debut at Zhuhai

The aircraft appeared at the show in PLAAF livery, and the service is expected to be the primary customer.
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Aircraft

China’s FC-31 Fighter Disappoints in First Display

In its Zhuhai display, the FC-31 appeared to bleed too much energy and the pilot had a hard time keeping the nose up during turns and other maneuvers.
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Aircraft

J-31, Y-20 Make Debuts at Much Expanded China Airshow

The significant increase in military systems on display has boosted the biennial event.
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MH17 Evidence Lays Blame on Pro-Russia Militia

A mounting body of evidence suggests that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Europe.
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Brazilian fighter order could kill Russian RJ

Ask someone in the Russian aviation community about the Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) program and you’ll likely receive a variety of reactions.
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Aero India - Industrial Aerospace and Defence Exhibition

The Aero India airshow, held last month at its traditional venue of Yelahanka Air Force Station, located just outside the IT and business capital of Bangal

AGAT can scale seekers to size of missile’s task

Russia’s AGAT Research Institute is unveiling a new seeker that could become an industry standard in the air-to-air and surface-to-air missile industry.

LM Sniper hikes its deadly accuracy

“In today’s combat environment, the name of the game in dropping air-to-ground munitions is how to double the distance from the target from which we can dr

BAE Systems radar can take the pulse of your engines

Two new developments from BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre promise to markedly enhance performance of aircraft through the innovative use of new-age

Marotta offers signal processing controller

Marotta Controls (Hall 3 Stand D12) is unveiling two new products at Le Bourget that represent innovative solutions to long-standing problems presented by

Raytheon aids spooks in getting intelligence

“Our competitors make the bottle, but we make the wine that is inside” is how Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems Division President Mike Keebaug

Export controls make global trading difficult

During the Cold War, the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (CoCom) produced the yearly list of items that U.S., European, and Japanes

HAL and IAI combine talent on Dhruv

One of the international partners growing in importance for Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Eaton Aerospace wins contracts for JSF and Raptor

Irvine, California-based Aerospace division of Eaton Corporation arrived at Le Bourget flush with orders to provide major sub components for several of the

Thales looks to update scanned array radar

In the last two years, France’s radar and airborne electronics firm Thales has enjoyed steady progress in the development and integration of new radar and

Secure defense perimeters are IAI’s forte

The Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) blue-and-white flying-saucer-shaped pavilion has become one of the long-standing landmarks at Le Bourget.

F-16 keeps on going and going....

During a presentation at Le Bourget on Tuesday, Lockheed Martin officials and a panel of both present and former customers extolled the virtues of the ligh