Farnborough Air Show 2010
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NATO nearing alliance for ground surveillance
Fifteen years after the concept was first mooted, NATO may finally acquire an alliance ground surveillance system (AGS).
Aircraft
First A330-200F prepares for launch customer Etihad
The latest member of the Airbus A330 family is the Series 200F cargo variant, which was launched in early 2007 and is scheduled for mid-2010 entry into ser
Airbus examines strategy as new markets emerge
Airbus is mulling a fourth A320 engine option as a tactic in its single-aisle product strategy, which is expected to lead to an all-new design for service
Lockheed Martin rebuts F-35 critics on cost, progress
After a bad start to 2010, U.S.
Aircraft
R-R pulling out stops to mature Trent XWB
Four years after the surprise launch of the Airbus A350XWB airliner, engine maker Rolls-Royce is still faced with two pleasant surprises from what might ha
LM’s flying intel lab helps to define defense needs
Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself.
Aircraft
Airbus takes long-term look at future single-aisle designs
New competitors in the single-aisle airliner market have driven Airbus to look beyond current technologies to identify the required characteristics for an
Scaleable Carabas can see under ground
Developed originally by Ericsson Microwave Systems (now part of Saab Electronic Defence Systems’ business area), the Carabas foliage penetration (FOPEN) ra
Avionics
Raytheon and Gentex offer low-cost helmet sight
After making its international debut in May at SOFEX in Jordan, the Scorpion helmet-mounted sight is being shown by Raytheon and Gentex for the first time
Engines
Leap-X tests hitting their mark
CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1.
