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Having launched its Skywise big data service for its commercial aircraft in conjunction with Palantir, Airbus is expanding the vision to its military product line, with the launch of SmartForce. ShowNews caught up with Ildiko Ferencsik, head of digital aircraft services, Airbus Defence and Space, to find out more.

A site on the North Scottish coastline has been selected as the site for the UK’s first vertical-launch spaceport.

Continuing a long-held tradition, Aviation Week Network writers were recognized as the best in industry at Sunday’s Aerospace Media Awards.

ShowNews revealed that BAE Systems had embarked on a series of research projects to investigate future concepts under the broad heading of “adaptable airframes.”

ACSS starts Farnborough 2018 with a contract to supply SafeRoute hardware for enhancing the ADS-B capabilities of hundreds of American Airlines Airbus A321s.

Britecloud, Leonardo's active countermeasure for protecting against missile threats to fighters, has a new version for use on larger, slower-moving platforms.

Leonardo DRS’s effort to land the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer contract could be a long shot, but CEO Bill Lynn says its T-100 has the lowest-risk.

The Israeli company is featuring various avionics upgrades for military and paramilitary aircraft reflecting its acquisition of U.S.-based Universal Avionics.

Leonardo has taken the next step in the evolution of its M-346 jet trainer with the installation of a radar.

​Israel has outsourced much of its military fixed and rotary-wing pilot training to Elbit Systems.

GE Aviation has renewed its commercial engine portfolio as its military business is coming under the spotlight.

UTC Aerospace has won a contract for eight-blade NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy.

GE last week won a US$437 million U.S. Air Force contract to continue development and risk reduction of its XA100 adaptive-cycle advanced Combat Engine Program.

Piaggio's confidence is one reason behind the new sales, says CEO Renato Vaghi. A firmer market, rising fuel prices and a customer outreach program also help.

USAF and Boeing have agreed on an October delivery date for the first KC-46A tanker, but the service is still resolving deficiencies and testing software fixes.

Recent tensions in Gaza and the Golan Heights involved extensive use of low, slow and small aerial incendiary vehicles such as drones, kites and balloons.

Britain’s Empire Test Pilots School is undertaking a radical transformation as it gears up to train a new generation of test pilots.

Northrop Grumman debuted its MQ-8 Fire Scout shipborne rotary-wing unmanned air system at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo.

Loitering munition have been evolving in Israel since the mid-1970s, when its defense institutions urged development in unmanned and autonomous capabilities.

The world aerospace industry produced direct revenues of US$838 billion in 2017. This is the top line number from Aerodynamic Advisory and Teal Group’s joint research project.

Slovakia has selected the Lockheed Martin F-16V over the Saab Gripen as its future fighter to replace Soviet-era MiG-29s.

Airbus chief test pilot Peter Chandler's daily displays in the A350-1000 will mark the end of a 43-year career as a professional aviator.

An ambitious secure communications network solution dubbed Network for the Sky has been launched by Airbus Defense & Space.

Aerospace growth in Québec is nearly guaranteed even in down years with such heavyweights as Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney Canada, CAE, and Bell Canada.

Outpacing the vaunted CFM56, CFM International expects to be delivering more than delivering more than 2,000 Leap engines annually by 2020.