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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Britain, France to Jointly Develop Future Combat Air System

The new drone builds on Britain's development of the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle and the Dassault Aviation-led Neuron UCAV effort.
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ATC

German-owned ATC Provider Takes Control of Gatwick Tower

Air Navigation Solutions, wholly owned subsidiary of German air navigation service provider DFS, replaces UK NATS as tower provider at Gatwick.
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Rotorcraft

ITT Enidine Features Rotorcraft-Unique Product Line

ITT Enidine’s products are featured on Bell’s new 525 Relentless super-medium twin-engine helicopter.
Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Designates New Long Range Strike Bomber 'B-21'

For the first time, the service released an artist's rendering of the new Long Range Strike-Bomber revealing a similar design to the B-2 Spirit.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Flies Extended-Range 'Long Wing' Reaper

The new variant is being developed under GA-ASI's "Certifiable Predator B" effort to build a NATO-certified production aircraft.
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Airlines

Boeing, Mexican Institutions Collaborate on Biofuel Research

The Mexican government and participating institutions will fund the research for four years, studying "sustainable" biofuel feedstocks.
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Safety

ICAO Bans Lithium-ion Battery Shipments by Passenger Airlines

The 'interim' prohibition does not affect bulk shipments of lithium batteries by cargo airlines, which concerns the Air Line Pilots Association.
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Aircraft

Raytheon, Italy's Finmeccanica Unveil Proposal for T-X Trainer

The Raytheon-led team will offer a variant of the Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi M-346 twin-engine trainer for the U.S. Air Force requirement.
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Rotorcraft

Bell to Supply Four 429s to Indonesian Government Agencies

The helicopter will provide two 429s each to the Indonesian National Police and the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.
ATC

Singapore, Aireon Sign Agreement for Space-Based ADS-B

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is the first air navigation service provider in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt spaced-based ADS-B.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt & Whitney, China Eastern Sign V2500 Overhaul Agreement

Pratt & Whitney, China Eastern sign V2500 overhaul agreement.
Avionics

U.S. Marine Reserve Will Install Universal Avionics MFDs

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Aero Dynamix a contract to deliver night-vision compatible MFDs for KC-130T tankers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus and SIA Engineering Announce Maintenance Venture

Airbus and SIA Engineering are planning their first joint maintenance maintenance venture
Aircraft

Indonesian Flight School Places Order for 25 Cessna Skyhawks

Cessna Aircraft (Textron, Chalet CD15)
Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus and SIA Team to Boost Maintenance For Asia Pacific

Airbus and SIA Engineering Company are forming a maintenance joint venture.
Aircraft

U.S. Agency Denies Boeing's Protest of Bomber Contract

Northrop Grumman said it will now 'get back to work' on the Long Range Strike-Bomber program, potentially worth $80 billion.
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ATC

Schiebel Camcopter Demonstrates ‘Detect and Avoid’ System

EU-backed test demonstrated how UAV can avoid aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

The ‘new Ameco’ Expands in MRO Market.

The ‘new Ameco’ expands in MRO market.
Aircraft

A-29 has Asia-Pacific appeal, says Embraer

The A-29 Super Tucano on display at the Singapore Airshow is more than a sporty turboprop
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Uconsystem Signs UAV Agreements for Thailand, Philippines

Korean company has announced agreements to cooperate on unmanned aircraft which will see it develop applications for the Thai government.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones Occupy Minds at SAALS Summit

The drone debate is very polarized over the degree of control that is required
Rotorcraft

CAE’s Brunei Training Center Serves the Region

Visiting the “Abode of Peace” before the show, journalists got to see how Canada’s CAE has created a training paradise.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Northrop Grumman Offers Glimpse of the Future of Military Aircraft

Why go to Silicon Valley when Northrop Grumman says it has all the right technology for the Pentagon?
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ATC

ATM supplier Frequentis Acquires Germany’s Comsoft

The Austrian company purchased the German ADS-B station provider as part of an insolvency arrangement.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Eyes Asia Pacific Region for Popular Predator B

Several nations including the UK now operate reapers, but the company is looking further afield for new customers.
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ATC

Airbus ProSky, Sichuan Airlines Design RNP-AR Procedures

Airbus ATM subsidiary ProSky is working to help Chinese Airlines take best advantage of satellite navigation
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Navy, Northrop Grumman Develop 'Sense and Avoid' for Triton

Under a contract awarded last summer, Northrop Grumman will build a sense-and-avoid system engineering development model by December.
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Regulations and Government

Controllers Support, Airline Pilots Oppose Proposed FAA Bill

Republicans' proposal to create a separate organization to manage the nation's ATC system presents a stumbling block to FAA reauthorization.
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Regulations and Government

Pentagon Budget Pursues 'Arsenal Plane,' Swarming Drones

The arsenal plane is one of the R&D efforts being pursued by the Pentagon's Strategic Capabilities Office, said Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
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Rotorcraft

Commission Proposes Army National Guard Retain Apaches

The National Commission on the Future of the Army has recommended that the Army National Guard keep some AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
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