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Two months from now on August 16 to 21, Russia will stage its seventh Moscow Aviation and Space Exposition (MAKS, to use its Russian acronym).  Held o

Over 20 years ago the Moscow-based Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Building (NIIP) made military aviation history with the production of the Mi

“Stealth does not make you invisible,” said the Russian designer sitting across the table at an out-of-the way institute in Moscow.  “It makes an airc

The dramatic victory of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his self-styled Orange Revolution in December last year has brought numerous changes to t

International air show regulars have become accustomed to seeing Russian arms house Vympel’s line of air-to-air missiles (AAM) alongside Sukhoi’s fighter a

The Mikoyan MiG-29 carries a reputation as one of the most capable fighter aircraft ever designed, but to keep the revered Russian warplane on the cutting

There are those in Russia who ask if the state’s plan to create a Unified Aircraft Corporation is a 21st century repeat of Stalin’s failed collectivization

This past August saw the seventh run of the Moscow Aviation and Space Exposition (MAKS).

Tupolev’s Tu-204 airliner, which has drawn only modest orders in the past several years, has begun to make inroads in several new markets, including Iran.

Most people know the Antonov An-140 as a Ukrainian airplane, developed and produced by the Kharkov State   Aircraft Manufacturing Co.

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The next generation of the Russian MiG-29 fighter will now be marketed and sold under the new designator of MiG-35, as it is a distinctly new-technology, f

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60 operated by the United Arab Emirates air force could be described as military aviation’s version of a “missing link.” Its

Thales has developed a new product called “interactive embedded simulation” that could very well become a new industry benchmark in training and simulation

Western powers increasingly characterize Iran as a potential cause for instability in the Middle East.

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A complex chain of illegal sales, technology proliferation and cooperation between countries the Bush Administration regards as rogue states has produced w

Almost four years ago the Indian parliament’s defense standing committee leveled a number of major criticisms at the nation’s defense procurement process.

The endless string of overseas military engagements and long-running missions–from Desert Storm to Southern Watch to Kosovo to the most recent Operations E

Northrop Grumman’s active electronically scanning array (AESA) radars have undoubtedly made a big impact on fighter technology.

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) medium multirole combat aircraft (M-MRCA) tender is beginning to resemble a free-for-all that shows no signs of abating and wi

Northrop Grumman’s long-serving E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform is about to have a major update which will create a next-g

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French avionics and radar firm Thales has a major presence here in Singapore, along with a substantial number of employees.

The concern of some watchers is just what the end game is for China’s more than 15-year drive to modernize its defense industrial base.

For the better part of the last 20 years an increasing number of defense policy makers and military analysts assumed that the People’s Republic of China (P

Thales UK, together with EuroFirst partners Galileo Avionica of Italy and Technobit of Spain, has been awarded a contract to supply 200 Pirate infrared sea

Western aerospace executives may be wary about attending the Iran airshow, but will be missing out on a great future business opportunity if they don’t go,

“Even though you can still buy VHS videotape movies almost everyone buys DVDs instead,” Steve Martin, head of campaigns UK and naval radar systems for Sele

The MBDA Meteor ramjet, active radar homing air-to-air missile (AAM) program is still alive and kicking, but has had to focus its efforts on meeting the de