PARIS AIR SHOW—Dassault Aviation unveiled a mock up of the Future Combat Air System on June 17 here, as government and company officials signed an FCAS Industry Agreement on Demonstrator Programs. The latter accord covers the main components of FCAS: a new generation, manned fighter; support & ...
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France’s Naval Group and Italy’s Fincantieri signed a joint venture agreement on June 14 that delineated the terms of incorporation for a new 50/50 owned company. The companies signed an Alliance Cooperation Agreement on June 14 after both companies’ boards of directors approved what is being ...
Boeing [BA] projects that the global market for defense and space opportunities over the next decade will be worth $2.5 trillion, part of an $8.7 trillion forecast for the overall aerospace and defense market through 2028. Defense and space spending are projected to be relatively stable, growing at ...
PARIS AIR SHOW—Lockheed Martin [LMT] has performed engineering studies on a maritime patrol version of its C-130J aircraft and believes that NATO and Asia/Pacific nations may have an interest in such capabilities, which would include surveillance, anti-surface warfare with such systems as ...
PARIS AIR SHOW—Collins Aerospace [UTX] and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] are highlighting an advanced fly-by-wire retrofit kit to allow autonomous flight in medium and heavy helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. “Well over 1,000″ legacy military and commercial medium and ...
The French Air Force has ordered an additional heavy twin Airbus H225M helicopter to add to its existing fleet of 10. It will be delivered in a configuration that allows interoperability with the rest of the fleet, Airbus Helicopters said, and will be capable of in-flight refueling. The aircraft ...
