Tag Archives: Farnborough

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Intelligence, Information and Services business demonstrated its Low-Power Radar’s ability to provide precision approach guidance to landing aircraft from 15 nautical miles, which is five more than the current capability, to military officials representing the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force in Brooksville, Fla., June 26-28. …

Sikorsky recognized Bristow Helicopters Limited and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency today at the 2016 Farnborough Air Show for excellence in lifesaving achievement with the S-92 helicopter. Bristow Helicopters Limited is an affiliate of Bristow Group Inc. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin Company. Bristow Helicopters currently operates 14 S-92 …

Airbus Defence and Space and Roketsan Missiles Industries of Turkey have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to integrate a range of weapon systems on the Airbus C295W surveillance and transport aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement signed at the Farnborough Airshow, the companies will collaborate on the design aspects, …

Defence and security company Saab, the Swedish Air Force and Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration have successfully implemented a revolutionary enhancement to the operational capabilities of the Gripen fighter. Among many significant new advances, Gripen is now the world’s first and only combat aircraft to be operational with the MBDA Meteor …

At Farnborough 2016, Thales is launching Fulmar X, a new concept that uses a small, flexible Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) to meet the needs of both military and civil customers in order to suite a wide range of surveillance missions (border surveillance, natural disasters, illegal traffic monitoring…). Fulmar X is …

At the 2016 Farnborough International Air Show, MBDA will showcase its next generation air-launched networked precision strike weapon, SPEAR, for which the company has recently been awarded a £411M weapon development contract by the UK MOD.  It is to be operated by the United Kingdom’s F-35 Lightning II and will …

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Sikorsky and Babcock Mission Critical Services Ltd. today signed a 10-year agreement providing Babcock’s S-92® helicopter fleet with extended support for its aftermarket material needs. Sikorsky’s Total Assurance Program provides Babcock continued aftermarket support to operate its S-92 fleet within a known budget, reducing …

FARNBOROUGH, ENG – July 11, 2016  Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and its subsidiary PZL Mielec have today signed a memorandum of understanding with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), one of the largest defence groups in Europe, under which PGZ companies would have significant involvement in the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK …

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 11, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] projects a demand for 39,620 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 4.1 percent over last year’s forecast. Boeing released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow, estimating the …

Farnborough International Airshow, 11th July 2016: The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) announced during a ceremony today that MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile has now officially entered service on its Gripen combat aircraft. The announcement was made by Major General Mats Helgesson, Chief-of-Staff of the SwAF, in …