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Farnborough 2016: Air warfare training goes 5th gen (video)
Cubic Corporation CEO and president Bradley Feldmann spoke to Shephard at this year's Farnborough International Airshow about the company's air warfare training solutions and how …
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Farnborough 2016: UK prepares for next stage of 'Seedcorn' (video)
With the purchase of nine P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft now confirmed by the UK government, British personnel stationed overseas as part of 'Project Seedcorn' …
Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Countries of interest search narrows
An analysis of potential markets for UK defence companies conducted as part of the Defence Growth Partnerships (DGP) by UKTI has narrowed down a small …
Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: A2AD EW focus for Ultra
One of the big growth areas driving demand for electronic warfare (EW) systems is the threat of anti-access area denial (A2AD) systems. Electronic systems manufacturer, …
Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Nasmyth foreseeing defence growth
The Nasmyth Group is experiencing business growth within the defence side of components supply, a trend further emphasised at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016) …
Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: FLIR unveils new LD turret (video)
FLIR Systems has unveiled a new product for rotary-wing aircraft at this year's Farnborough International Airshow, called the Star Safire 380-HLDc. Andrew Saxton, director of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2016: Next test phase for Spy‘Ranger
11th July 2016
Thales is continuing the development of the Spy‘Ranger UAS as the system concludes its industrial test phase and is looking into methods to improve battery …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Meteoric cost saving potential
11th July 2016
Meteor, a radar guided beyond visual range air-to-air missile, is being showcased on an operational aircraft for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Meteor …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: Boeing secures UK aircraft contracts
11th July 2016
Boeing has confirmed mutiple deals with the UK including a $2.3 billion deal with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 50 AH-64E Apaches for the British …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: Leonardo unveils dual-role M-346 (video)
11th July 2016
Newly re-branded aerospace manufacturer Leonardo has unveiled a dual-role variant of its M-346 trainer aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, which can be used for both …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: Textron buys ATAC
11th July 2016
There is much talk within the training and simulation community about the live and virtual balance. Although increasing amounts of training are moving into the …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2016: Airbus provides UK F-35 crypto keys
11th July 2016
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has added three aircraft to its portfolio of cryptographic key management systems, the UK F-35B, Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: FLIR showcases 380-HLDc for military market
11th July 2016
FLIR Systems launched its Star SAFIRE 380-HLDc airborne thermal imaging system at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016) on 11 July. The new gimbal is …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: V-280 mockup makes international debut
11th July 2016
Bell Helicopter has debuted its V-280 Valor mockup at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Currently, the V-280 Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD), a …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: CAE and Draken International ink collaborative deal
10th July 2016
CAE and Draken International have used the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is designed …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: What to expect (video)
10th July 2016
Editor Richard Thomas runs through some of the key themes that we can expect during a busy week at this year's Farnborough Airshow. The F-35 …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: Cubic pushes live but looks to LVC
8th July 2016
Cubic Global Defense will be using this year’s Farnborough International Airshow to highlight its capabilities in the live combat air training environment that has, at …
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Land Warfare
Farnborough 2016: GLSDB pitched to US Army
7th July 2016
Boeing and Saab plan to display the capabilities of the newly-developed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) to the US Army in a live fire demonstration …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: Inzpire and Black Kite offer new training solution
7th July 2016
Inzpire is well known for its training service provision and the GECO range of mission planning systems but it has now moved into the virtual …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Former CAS talks up UK forces capability (video)
6th July 2016
With the Farnborough International Airshow almost upon us, ACM Sir Stephen Dalton (Rtd), president elect of the Royal Aeronautical Society, speaks to Shephard about the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Farnborough 2016: NATO AGS operators get hands on
6th July 2016
Recent NATO trials to test its Joint ISR concept used live data feeds from five information collection platforms from four countries. Exercise Unified Vision 2016 …
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Military Logistics
Farnborough 2016: KC-390 arrives with new avionics suite
5th July 2016
The Embraer KC-390 will début at the Farnborough international air show equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion avionics system. The aircraft will be part …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: UK given wake-up call over Russia
5th July 2016
A higher calibre of Russian experts are needed for the UK to better understand the military challenges posed by Moscow, a UK House of Commons …
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Brexit fears hover over UK aerospace
4th July 2016
Coming as a welcome relief at a time when the political climate is in a state of flux post-Brexit is the news that the UK aerospace industry …
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Training
Farnborough 2016: Rockwell Collins advances LVC training
4th July 2016
As live, virtual constructive (LVC) simulation becomes more of a training reality, Rockwell Collins demonstrated its capabilities through an LVC exercise on 28 June in Toulose. …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: NH90 Sea Lion roaring to go
4th July 2016
The first of 18 NH90 NTH Sea Lions destined for the German armed forces is in the final stages of production at Airbus Helicopters’ facility …
Farnborough International Airshow 2016 News
Shephard Media reports from Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA 2016), which brings together more than 1,500 exhibiting companies, and an expected 100,000+ trade visitors.
A big thanks to our Show News sponsor Textron Systems for helping us bring the microsite site to you and ensuring that the stories can be viewed for free all week.
If you are attending, don't forget to visit us at Booth 2/A81 for copies of our magazines and handbooks.
To get in touch with the news team:
Tony Skinner: tony.s@shephardmedia.com and @MaxRotor
Helen Haxell: helen.h@shephardmedia.com and @HelenHaxell
Grant Turnbull: grant.t@shephardmedia.com and @grantturnbull_
Richard Thomas: richard.t@shephardmedia.com and @RT_Shephard
