Paris Air Show 2019 News

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Paris Air Show: Diehl’s Safran deal proposes new glide munition

Diehl Defence and Safran signed a cooperation agreement on 17 June at the Paris Air Show to develop a new glide munition to equip current …
Paris Air Show: Gen III display system gives vision of the future (video)

Designed to better fuse the F-35 operators with their aircraft, the Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System from Collins Aerospace represents the baseline standard from …

Defence Helicopter

Paris Air Show: Bell hints at bad timing for V-22 export sales

The September 2020 deadline imposed by V-22 Osprey manufacturers Bell and Boeing, for international customers to place orders or letters of agreement for the tiltrotor, …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Quantum and ESG bring new ISR UAVs to town

German unmanned systems manufacturer Quantum Systems and missions systems integration partner ESG jointly debuted a pair of small mock-up ISR UAVs - Vector and Scorpion …

Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Behind the facade (video)

For a Paris Air Show that promised so much, has the pre-event anticipation been matched by the outcome, and what insights can be drawn from …

Defence Notes

Podcast: Paris Air Show special - mocked up fighters, flying in the Embraer KC-390 and the future of air combat training

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Digital Battlespace

Paris Air Show: Thales unveils TrUE AI approach

20th June 2019

With technological innovation continuing to influence the defence industry, the growing application of AI has begun to surface. In response, Thales has presented its TrUE …
Naval Warfare

Paris Air Show: Carry on Poseidon (video insight)

20th June 2019

Following AAR's recent overhaul completion of the US Navy's first P-8A Poseidon MPA, company officials are to push on with the seven-year ID/IQ contract and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Unmanned VTOL eyes fixed-wing real estate

19th June 2019

A rapidly maturing unmanned VTOL industrial base is pushing its platforms into contention for naval test and procurement programmes where it was thought only fixed-wing …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Eurofighter launches long-term capability drive

19th June 2019

The Eurofighter Typhoon programme is set for a series of comprehensive capability improvements including superior EW systems, engine thrust growth and mission system sophistication, following …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Fighting talk (video)

19th June 2019

Two days into the 53rd edition of Paris Air Show and the Shephard editorial team takes a look back at the fast-jet highlights, conceptual models …
Land Warfare

Paris Air Show: Uvision presents new multi-canister launcher

18th June 2019

Uvision has developed the Hero-400EC Multi-Canister Launcher, designed for a range of land and naval applications. The Hero-400EC, originally unveiled in 2017, is a long-range …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Future fighter hard sell undermined by soft detail

18th June 2019

Two fighter jet mock-ups unveiled in a matter of minutes at Le Bourget, emboldened by the presence of political figures including French President Emmanuel Macron, left many …
Defence Helicopter

Paris Air Show: Leonardo exhibits new missile warning system

18th June 2019

Leonardo has revealed its new Multiple Aperture Infra-Red (MAIR) missile warning system for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft at the Paris Air Show. MAIR’s chief function …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Weaponised UAV expansion set to drive growth in the market

18th June 2019

Request Executive Summary The market for military unmanned systems will reach more than $14.5 billion annually by the end of the next decade, according to …
Defence Helicopter

Paris Air Show: H160M mock up demonstrates payload options (video)

18th June 2019

Nearing the end of a complex journey from civil platform development to delivery of a military variant to the French Armed Forces, the Airbus H160M …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: FCAS takes centre stage as fighter talk peaks

17th June 2019

As with the last edition of the Farnborough Air Show where former UK defence secretary Gavin Willamson presented the UK’s future fighter Tempest concept, France …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Falco Xplorer lights fire to unmanned MALE competition

17th June 2019

The MALE unmanned market has a new addition and one that will potentially act as stiff competition to the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Leonardo’s new …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Clear skies welcome F-35 but clouds linger on programme perimeter

17th June 2019

If ever a programme needed nothing in the way of introduction it would be that of the F-35, with a daily excess of column inches …
Training

Paris Air Show: Collins Aerospace systems for T-X

17th June 2019

Saab has selected Collins Aerospace Systems to provide power and control systems for the US Air Force’s Boeing T-X trainer aircraft, the company announced on 17 …
Defence Helicopter

Paris Air Show: Swedish Air Force holds back on helicopter modernisation

17th June 2019

Unlike plans to refresh fighter jet capabilities with a forthcoming Gripen E fleet, the Swedish Air Force is in no hurry to change the look …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Under wraps on the flight line (video)

16th June 2019

As the 2019 edition of the Paris Air Show thrusts into public view, Shephard examines some of the platforms on display, others being kept under …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Poland to enhance its airlift capability

15th June 2019

The Polish Armaments Inspectorate has recently announced the start of its technical dialogue in preparation for the future acquisition of a new fleet of transport …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Door ajar for MQ-9 Middle East sales

14th June 2019

Large category UAS sales to US allies in the Middle East have been complicated by strict guidelines contained within the international Missile Technology Control Regime …
Defence Notes

Paris Air Show: Holding patterns for investment in UK aerospace

13th June 2019

Holding patterns in aerospace are no longer being associated solely with the skies but also on the ground as the possible impact of a non-effective …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Paris Air Show: Bird Aerosystems show off OSCAR

12th June 2019

Bird Aerosystems is set to officially launch, and demonstrate, a new autonomous multi-sensor maritime awareness system at Paris Air Show. Named the OSCAR, which stands …