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GE Wins $437M Adaptive Cycle Engine Contract

Modification of prior U.S. Air Force agreement lets GE continue work on Next Gen powerplants for air superiority applications

MBDA Touts New High-tech Missile Plant in UK

Facility in Bolton employs 670 designers and engineers, and produces key missiles for UK armed forces.

Barnbrook Systems Marks 40th Birthday at Farnborough Show

Long-time component supplier has a long list of distinguished customers.
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GaN Radar To Enhance Patriot Air Defense System

As a pioneer of gallium nitride semi-conductor technology Raytheon is testing GaN-based arrays for the Patriot air defense system
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Avionics

GE Unveils Open Avionics Demonstrator

Concept allows mission-specific tailoring and quicker, cheaper upgrades
Regulations and Government

UK MoD Makes Permanent Rapid Capabilities Office

Office helps the defense world to exploit the ever-accelerating pace of commercial information and systems-technology development.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Elbit StarLiner Ready For Unsegregated Airspace

Progress towards military-spec UAVs flying in civilian airspace has taken another step as Elbit is introducing a certifiable Hermes 900 version.
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Aircraft

Honeywell: Airlines Planning Big Connectivity Spends

New survey reports more than half of airline respondents plan to spend up to $1 million per aircraft in the next five years
Avionics

Esterline Announces New Products, Updates

Esterline and its conglomerates announced several agreements, new products, and product updates at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft

ATR Lands Pair of Deals for EVS-equipped -600s

ClearVision enhanced vision system featured on ATR 600 Series' Standard 3 avionics suite.
Engines

Supply Chains Ready for Nexcelle Nacelle Production Ramps

Nexcelle has required supplier production contracts in place to support nacelle-production ramps for Bombardier Global 7500 and Comac C919.
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Aircraft

Dynamatic Technologies Grows UK Business

With manufacturing facilities in the UK and sister plants around the globe, Dynamatic Technologies is a sole supplier to the Airbus A320 family.
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Engines

CFM Fixes Leap Turbine Shroud Coatings

CFM began delivering new Leap engines with the permanent CMC environmental-barrier coating fix in June.
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Rotorcraft

GoFly Personal Air Taxi Competition Racks Up Support

GoFly organization is open to finding more corporate sponsors to support teams as competition moves to Phase 2.
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Aircraft

HAL Faces Growing Competition in Home Market

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is a market leader in India, but private industry is offering more competition.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

UTAS Lifts Veil on New Products and Hybrid/Electric Propulsion R&D

UTAS makes two new product announcements and discusses its R&D supporting hybrid/electric propulsion for aircraft.
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Mecaer Touts Its Four Business Lines

Company’s Landing Gear Systems division wins key award from UTC for delivery of Gulfstream jets’ gear.
Security

Raytheon REDS Screens for Explosives

The system tests for explosives in laptops, backpacks, shoes, and vehicles.
Aircraft

Services To Lead $15 Trillion Commercial Market Over 20 Years

Persistent strength in passenger and cargo traffic to drive need for 42,700 airplane deliveries, says Boeing

Daher Showcases Strategic Growth Plan

French company wins first supply contract with Boeing, for 787 parts, and offers smart app for TBM 910/930 owners and operators
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Aircraft

Diamond’s DART 550 Trainer Makes World Debut

Austrian company, under new ownership, puts “a focus on continued growth” through developing new aircraft models and technologies.
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Morocco Touts Advantages for Aerospace Industry

Political stability, infrastructure, talent, and location are among the kingdom's selling points.
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Security

Accenture Links Blockchain to Performance Boosts

Six in seven aerospace and defense companies expect to integrate blockchain by 2021, new study finds.
Engines

NSC Testing Center Gains Momentum

New vibration and environmental testing center has added an important capability to the UK aerospace industry.
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Aircraft

Moyola Notches Up More OEMs for Precision Machining

Moyola is leading the charge towards making Northern Ireland the world’s leading supplier of complex machined parts for aircraft.
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High Tech Manufacturing Centre Opens in Northern Ireland

The focus of the new £7.5 million facility is the “fourth industrial revolution,” or “Aerospace 4.0” as it is known in the industry.
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Aircraft

Denroy Plastics Says Secret is Focus on Quality Engineering

Focusing on ADS’s Supply Chain 21 (SC21) initiative has allowed Denroy to excel so manufacturers choose it over low-cost alternatives overseas.

Safran Eyes Launch Customer for 'E-Taxiing' at Farnborough

Safran is aiming for a 2021/2022 entry into service date for the e-taxiing system.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Progresses on MRJ Testing

The countdown to first delivery in 2020 has begun, the company said, as MRJ makes its Farnborough Airshow debut.
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Charter & Fractional

TAG Europe Introduces Premier Cabin Global 5000

Available for charter for the first time in Europe, the Paris-based twinjet is the ninth aircraft to be added the company's Maltese AOC.