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CH-53K at the Paris Air Show 2019

06/20/2019
By Theresa Hitchens

PARIS AIR SHOW Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky is touting the CH-53K King Stallion’s ease of flying as…

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The Challenge of the KC-46

06/19/2019
By Colin Clark

PARIS AIR SHOW While Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper says he’s confident that Boeing’s leadership…

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06/19/2019
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06/19/2019
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Mention the term ‘space coast’ and the image of launch pads and gantries at NASA’s John F.…

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By Robbin Laird, Research Fellow, The Williams Foundation, Canberra, Australia

At the Farnbourgh Air Show last year, then Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, highlighted the new UK…

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Paris – France is poised to invest 10s of millions of euros into research and development…

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French Air Force’s Renaissance

06/14/2019
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As the Paris Air Show gets ready to open its doors next week, one can only…

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