Paris Air Show » June 20, 2011

Paris 2011: L-3 Beefs Up Mobius To Challenge Firebird
June 19, 2011 - 2:25am

L-3 Communications has confirmed plans to more than double the size of its Mobius optionally manned aircraft. The new version will be 140 percent larger to allow for a two-seat manned configuration. The second seat can be occupied by a second pilot and/or sensor operator.

The existing development model has a maximum takeoff weight of 3,000 pounds and a wingspan of almost 27 feet.
Paris 2011: Squeeze on services sector prompts L-3 to keep its eyes on high-tech export prizes
June 19, 2011 - 2:20am

Prompted in part by the prospect of squeezed Pentagon budgets, U.S. defense groups have been consolidating operations in pursuit of higher value, higher technology pursuits.
Paris 2011: EADS looking for 8,000 employees and interns
June 19, 2011 - 2:00am

European aerospace giant EADS and its four divisions–Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter–will hold more than 20 workshops here at the Paris Air Show to help recruit more than 4,000 new-hire employees and 4,000 interns. Entitled “Work for EADS,” the workshops will take place every day this week, apart from Sunday. Participants will meet top EADS executives, engineers and human resources representatives.
Paris 2011: Raytheon expands SeaVue capability
June 19, 2011 - 1:40am
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency uses Raytheon’s SeaVue radar in...

Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division has upgraded its SeaVue maritime surveillance radar, incorporating a situational awareness package that has been fielded with the U.S. Navy and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency and is now available for export.
Paris 2011: Bizjet Crowd Craves In-flight Comms More Than Most
June 19, 2011 - 1:21am

There is one segment of aviation that has been largely impervious to the economic downturn–the highest of the high fliers; namely, owners and passengers in large-cabin business jets. They have proved to be early adopters of the most advanced in-flight connectivity and so it is to this sector that OnAir has turned its attention more recently, with half a dozen of its three dozen clients in this market to date.
Paris 2011: Passenger power pushes demand for in-flight connectivity
June 19, 2011 - 1:20am

The market for in-flight connectivity is about to step up a gear as passenger power pushes demand to be able to use personal smart phones, laptops and tablet devices, according to leading provider OnAir.
Paris 2011: Israel’s Arrow
June 19, 2011 - 1:03am
Paris 2011: The Patriot missile did BMD first
June 19, 2011 - 1:02am
Paris 2011: Airborne laser boost phase interception; tracking is essential
June 19, 2011 - 1:01am
Paris 2011: Is Europe getting serious about missile defense?
June 19, 2011 - 1:00am
U.S. Navy Aegis warships have been deployed to European waters to provide bal...

Are the nations of Europe serious about comprehensive ballistic missile defense (BMD)? Or are they happy to let America provide the only effective shield over their cities and populations? Despite a ringing declaration of intent at the NATO summit meeting in Lisbon last November, these questions remain unanswered.

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