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By Fred George
​The Safran Silvercrest turbofan is on track for spring 2018 certification.
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By Thierry Dubois
Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA certification for its Ardiden 3G helicopter engine, which powers Russian Helicopters’ Ka-62 medium twin.
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By Thierry Dubois
Safran Helicopter Engines’ Arriel 2L2 turboshaft performed its first ground run at the company’s Bordes, France, facility early this month.
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Philippine Airlines has exercised an option on seven Bombardier Q400 aircraft, bringing its total firm order to 12 of the turboprops, in a bid to win back market share it has lost to low-cost carriers.
Paris Air Show

By Angus Batey
For at least the whole of the current century, militaries have understood the critical role cyberdefense plays in every aspect of operations. Yet most military organizations appear reluctant to train for network defense outside of specialist cyber units.
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By Noam Eshel
The proliferation of MANPADS – man-portable air defense systems – increased dramatically in recent years, leaking from collapsed nations (Libya, for example) and from radicals sponsored by rough nations (Iran and North Korea, to mention few of the most obvious). As MANPADS are available for sale on the black market, they appear in conflict zones throughout the world, as well as in the hands of criminal organizations. The growing threat drives military and government agencies to turn to proven countermeasures to protect their air.
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By Noam Eshel
Two counter-UAS systems developed in Israel are shown here at Le Bourget, designed to deal with different aspects of drone threats.
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By Guy Norris
​As China and Russia continue to demonstrate rapid progress in development of hypersonic strike weapons, the U.S.’s largest guided-missile company says technology to counter the threat is already achievable but that fielding a system requires sustained funding and a national sense of urgency.
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By Noam Eshel
One of Israel Aerospace Industries’ areas of cyber expertise is the development and provision of cybersecurity solutions tailored to the needs of the aviation sector.
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Cyberbit, whose cybersecurity solutions protect the world’s most sensitive networks, and Ni Cybersecurity, the Japanese cybersecurity service provider, this week inaugurated their new Cyber Range training facility in Toranomon, Tokyo.
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By Guy Norris
As engine makers jostle for position on Boeing’s potential New Midsize Airplane, CFM International hints that a new engine architecture with a gear-driven fan is among the various concepts under consideration.
Air Transport

Philippines Wildcats to Be Armed With Spike Missiles
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SIA Engineering and GE Aviation have agreed to establish a new engine overhaul joint venture to be based in Singapore, the companies said at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.
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By Thierry Dubois
A very small number of geostationary satellites have been ordered this year so far because the industry is devising strategies to meet an upcoming surge in demand for connectivity, launch service provider Arianespace says.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

Alan Dron
Chinese lessor CDB Aviation gave notice of its plans to become a major force in the leasing market at the Paris Air Show June 20.
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European cargo airline West Atlantic has signed a deal to lease four 737-800 Boeing converted freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services.
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Latin American low-cost airline group Viva Air is buying 50 new Airbus A320-family aircraft to help fuel its expansion.
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By Angus Batey
Everything about the F-35 program requires new ways of thinking for the air forces that will operate the aircraft, and the industrial entities that are supplying them. Training and simulation are no exception.
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By Tony Osborne
Aerospace and structures manufacturer GKN (Chalet 355) is setting its sights on expansion in Asia as it seeks out new acquisitions.
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General Atomics showed off its next-generation ground control station at the Paris Air Show this week, letting attendees simulate flying an MQ-9 Reaper from a new, advanced cockpit configuration.
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By Jens Flottau
Airbus at the Paris Air Show launched Skywise, a broad initiative to use a lot more data in a much more structured way to make its own and airline operations more efficient.
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By Guy Norris
Boeing has outlined the design of its projected new midsize airplane (NMA), but is keeping the details close to its chest as it waits for the expected response from Airbus.
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After 34 years at Raytheon and more than 40 years in the defense world, Raytheon CEO Tom Kennedy has never seen a defense environment as strong as it has been.
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The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine is being created behind locked doors by GE Additive, the business formed by parent company GE to capitalize on that fast-moving technology.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

Airbus has no plans for the time being to stretch the Airbus A350 further.
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