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Rafael's RCWS capabilities up-close
Studio talks to Moshe Elazar, Executive VP, G.M. Land & Naval Division, at Rafael, about the company's current offerings in the RCWS space.
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Eurofighter electronic combat role concept detailed
Airbus and its partners have detailed the new Eurofighter electronic combat role (ECR) concept at the International Fighter Conference in Berlin. The role will expand ...
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TKMS invests in future construction
Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Germany’s third-largest defence company and a market leader in conventional submarines, announced on 4 November that it will be investing ...
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D&S 2019: Indonesia eyes US and Russian fighters
The Indonesian Air Force is ogling new Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 72 fighters from the US to boost its aerial capability as part of the ...
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D&S 2019: Royal Thai Navy selects Camcopter S-100 UAS
Schiebel has been awarded a contract by the Royal Thai Navy for the Camcopter S-100 UAS, the company announced on 4 November. The contract was ...
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D&S 2019: Indonesia eyes US and Russian fighters
The Indonesian Air Force is ogling new Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 72 fighters from the US to boost its aerial capability as part of the ...
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D&S 2019: India looks east to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Bilateral cooperation between India and Thailand received a new fillip when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks in Bangkok with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha ...
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D&S 2019: Thai defence industry receives shot in the arm
The Thai armed forces are emphasising greater coordination with government agencies and commercial enterprises to support R&D; for equipment that can be produced domestically and ...
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Ensuring tactical overmatch against a broad spectrum of threats (sponsored)
Defence of the home front, population centres as well as FOBs and manoeuvring forces from a variety of missile and rocket threats is a strategic ...
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New commercial chief for OnAir
30th September 2008
GENEVA-based connectivity provider OnAir has appointed airline veteran Stephan Egli as its new chief commercial officer. He is responsible for marketing and sales, business development, ...
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Flybe scoops award for world first Eco-Label scheme
29th September 2008
Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, is delighted to have received the ‘Special Merit for Commitment to the Environment’ award at the influential ...
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NWA Shareholders Vote in Favor of Merger with Delta Air Lines
29th September 2008
Stockholders at the Northwest Airlines Corporation 2008 Annual Meeting in New York City today overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposed merger with Delta Air ...
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First Airbus final assembly line outside Europe inaugurated in Tianjin, China
28th September 2008
Airbus, today, officially opened its first final assembly line outside of Europe. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, together with the Party's Secretary of Tianjin, Zhang ...
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VLM set the record straight on the environmental impact of flying
28th September 2008
VLM Airlines today published a factsheet to dispel the myth that flying within the UK and on short-haul services to Europe is more damaging to ...
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Lufthansa Technik Expands its MRO Network in Europe
26th September 2008
The Lufthansa Technik Group is continuing to expand the capacity of its network of aircraft overhaul facilities in Europe. Before the end of the year, ...
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?Starling could make $60 million from EMS tie-up,? says parent company
26th September 2008
ELRON Electronic Industries of Israel says that daughter company Starling Advanced Communications stands to earn up to $60 million from the first business arising from ...
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Southwest Pilots Launch TSA Demonstration Project to Test Biometric Screening
25th September 2008
Today a Southwest Airlines pilot will be the first aircrew member to be screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) using an advanced biometric screening ...
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Blue Grass Airport Welcomes Allegiant Air to Lexington
25th September 2008
Blue Grass Airport welcomes low-cost airline Allegiant Air, LLC to Lexington today with new, nonstop jet service to the fun and sun of Florida beginning ...
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AeroMobile gears up for Qantas onboard cellphone
25th September 2008
NOT to be outdone by rival OnAir - which will see its inflight chat, email and, ultimately, Internet access services introduced aboard the first Qantas ...
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Eastern Airways appoint new ground handler at Manchester
24th September 2008
UK regional airline, Eastern Airways, has signed a new ground handling contract with Aviance to handle its scheduled services from Manchester Airport. Aviance will look ...
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IAE celebrates on-time delivery of first V2500 SelectOne powered A320
24th September 2008
IAE International Aero Engines today celebrated the delivery of the first V2500 SelectOne powered Airbus A320 to launch customer, India’s IndiGo. This new V2500 engine ...
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ExelTech Aerospace enters E170/E190 heavy maintenance market
24th September 2008
ExelTech Aerospace Inc, Canada’s largest publicly-listed commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul organization, today announced that Republic Airways has become the launch customer for the ...
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Embraer holds Maintenance Cost Workshop
24th September 2008
“Maintenance Benchmark” and “Increasing Flight Availability” will be in focus São José dos Campos, September 22, 2008 – Embraer holds the eighth edition of its ...
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OnAir strikes first Internet blow with Qantas
23rd September 2008
QANTAS has become the first carrier to declare a firm timetable for introduction of an Inmarsat-based airborne Internet service. The Australian airline will offer OnAir’s ...
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Iridium secures cash for next-gen constellation
23rd September 2008
MOBILE satellite operator Iridium has embarked on a complex financial manoeuvre that will eventually see it renamed Iridium Communications Inc and benefiting from an injection ...
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Air Arabia opens first sales shop in Iran
23rd September 2008
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, recently opened its first fully-dedicated sales shop in Tehran, ...
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Blue Islands to add two Swiss routes from Southampton
23rd September 2008
Southampton will have new scheduled air links to both Zurich and Geneva six days a week. The announcement has been made today by Channel Islands ...
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Air Canada details Gogo introduction plans
22nd September 2008
AIR CANADA has furnished further details of its plan to introduce Aircell’s Gogo terrestrially based passenger broadband system. “We will launch the service next spring ...
