ShowNews

By Jens Flottau
Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO John Slattery sees strong momentum for both the E1 and E2 aircraft families now that the company signed commitments for up to 300 additional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
The flight-simulation marketplace is dominated by big, long-established companies, but one small Belgian firm is showing that there is room for a new entrant to make its mark in the sector.
Farnborough Airshow

Israel Aerospace Industries has an agreement with India’s KSU Aviation for operating TaxiBot vehicles at the New Delhi and Mumbai airports
Farnborough Airshow

Paul Jackson
Bringing its five cabin-outfitting companies together under one administration, Chinese aerospace holding company CATIC chose Farnborough to announce the formation of AVIC Cabin Systems Company Limited.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
A location in Sutherland has been selected as the site for the UK’s first vertical-launch spaceport.
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
The maiden flight of the Zephyr S – the production configuration of Airbus’ record-breaking high-altitude, solar-powered unmanned aircraft – is taking place.
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
The Lockheed Martin LM-100J may be the most advanced Hercules yet flown.
Farnborough Airshow

The emergence of sophisticated spoofing and jamming technologies means weapon systems relying on satellite navigation like GPS and Galileo are asking for trouble.
Farnborough Airshow

The Israeli Air Force has tested an air-launched heavy rocket that was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and Israel Military Industries Systems.
Farnborough Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Boeing is setting up an organization, Boeing NeXt, to leverage its research into autonomous flight and advanced propulsion and explore new transportation markets.
Farnborough Airshow

By Paul Jackson
Delivery drones are imagined as helicopters dropping parcels on doorsteps. Proving this a misnomer are Bulgarian brothers Konstantin and Svilen Rangelov, with their quarter-scale model of Dronamics Black Swan.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Saab is gearing up to fly the second and third prototypes of its JAS-39E Gripen NG.
Farnborough Airshow

By Paul Jackson
Ground radar tapes: if there isn’t an accident, they serve no useful purpose. Wrong. Detailed analysis can yield a cornucopia of data, valuable to airports and airlines alike
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
Cyient, the Indian-headquartered global solutions provider has announced a new line of low-cost transmit-receive modules for X-band active, electronically scanned array radars that will for its home market and export.
Farnborough Airshow

By Lee Hudson
One day after the announcement of Britain’s future combat air system effort, known as Tempest, U.S. Air Force officials plan to discuss the project this week with UK officials.
Farnborough Airshow

UTC Aerospace Systems and KAES Hanwha have teamed up to provide the main electric power generation for South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter jet.
Farnborough Airshow

By Paul Jackson
The Flying Eyes range incorporates redesigned, thin temples that improve fit and comfort for those wearing noise-canceling headsets.
Farnborough Airshow

By Paul Jackson
Norsk Titanium, an OEM-qualified supplier of aerospace-grade, additive-manufactured, structural titanium components, comes to Farnborough with a string of recent achievements.
Farnborough Airshow

By Thierry Dubois
Thales is endeavoring to demonstrate the reality of cybersecurity threats to airlines, at a time when connectivity is becoming standard, both in the cabin and the cockpit, at a fast pace.
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
As awareness of cyber vulnerability grows, Raytheon and its commercial cybersecurity division, Forcepoint, ensure they are practicing the simple, pragmatic basics.
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
AR technology is transitioning from experimental and training applications into line use, particularly in maintenance.
Farnborough Airshow

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has it is expanding the Skywise digital platform to its suppliers, meaning data is being shared to improve their performance and component reliability.
Farnborough Airshow

Accenture says uptake of Blockchain technology is catching on faster than expected in aerospace and defense.
Farnborough Airshow

By Paul Jackson
To reverse the roles for a change, witness the enthusiastic helpers and sponsors of the Aerobility disabled fliers’ charity building their own airplane.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris
Raytheon has been selected by DARPA to develop and test a Tactical Boost Glideweapon—roughly 500-nm-range unpowered vehicle which can accelerate to hypersonic speed by a rocket booster.
Farnborough Airshow