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July 12, 2016 Farnborough Airshow Embraer Sales: $1.5 Billion A bevy of E-190 Series commit- ments help launch the show. PAGE 4 Showgoers Comac Sales: 90 ARJ21s Told: Go With Deliveries next year or in early 2018 to Indonesia operator. PAGE 4 the Flow Leonardo-Finmeccanica The Italian giant has much more than a new name. PAGE 18

Raytheon Girds for Growth U.S. budget reductions won’t hurt, says Taylor Lawrence. PAGE 26

Boeing Defense Ambitions “We want a leadership role in six markets,” says Caret. PAGES 30-32 Torrential rain and flooding forced a “soft” evacuation of the show yesterday afternoon, and cancellation of the flying display. The exhibit halls were closed and showgoers urged to leave as cascading water surged through electrical generators. Page 73 Alcoa to Spawn Arconic Kleinfeld says jet engine business excites him most. PAGE 38 Boeing Wins Big in UK—Page 6 UK to Fight for Wing Work GKN at the forefront of meeting Brexit challenge. PAGES 42-45 Cameron Hails UK Aerospace’s Strength British prime minister David Cameron has decision to leave the European Union. described the country’s aerospace industry as In what may have been his last major speech A Cyber-Hardened B-21 one of its greatest strengths and one that that in office, he announced here yesterday two USAF pays attention to new needs to be played up following the country’s major procurements for British defense includ- generation of threats. PAGE 61 ing a new fleet of Apache attack helicopters and a buy of P-8 maritime patrol aircraft (Page 6). Opinion: the Iran Illusion Cameron said that Brexit amounted to the Airbus and Boeing pursuing fool’s “biggest challenge for the British political gold, says Teal’s Aboulafia. PAGE 80 system that we have faced for around 40 years. “It will require a massive national effort... that means working together with business and industries in a way we’ve never seen before,” the prime minister said. “Whatever uncertainties our country faces, I want the message to go out loud and clear. The UK will continue to lead the ShowNews Digital world in both civil Access daily ShowNews content on the and defense move. Go to aviationweek.com/shownews The power for aerospace.” today’s defense. The technology for tomorrow’s. Visit us at Pavilion OE3.

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placed a firm order for five E190-E2s and taken purchase rights for a further five. Operations Manager Erving Dockery Embraer, which valued the agreement at US$582 million if the purchase rights are firmed, Marketing Communications Manager said the aircraft are due for delivery to Kalstar Aviation in the first quarter of 2020. Elizabeth Sisk The Brazilian manufacturer also announced a letter of intent for six E195-E2s and purchase Printing & Distribution Management MM Print Services Limited rights on four more with Arkia Israeli Airlines, potentially worth US$650 million. www.mmprintservices.com Arkia, which already operates two E190-E1s and two E195-E1s, plans to configure the E195- ShowNews is published by Penton Media Inc., 9800 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66212-2216. Also the publisher E2s with 134 seats in a single-class layout. Arkia president and CEO Nir Dagan said the aircraft of Air Transport World, Aviation Daily, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Business & Commercial Aviation, SpeedNews, The were part of the airline’s “growing up.” They will be used to replace turboprops and right-size Weekly of Business Aviation and World Aerospace Database. from larger jets for deployment on European routes and new services. ShowNews at Farnborough Airshow: Chalet B14 tel: +1 860-316-8750 A further four aircraft transaction – covering four E190-E1s worth US$199 million - was an- nounced with Danish regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital. NAC recently made a rapid entry into jet leasing after undergoing a change of ownership. As

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Defense The UK is buying nine P-8 maritime patrol aircraft. Boeing started the Farnborough

Airshow by securing nearly to the activities of Yeovil,” Moretti said. “well-established” U.S. production line, the UK GBP5 billion worth of contracts “We are a company, we have to bal- will benefit from flying a “tested and proven ance orders and results, and when we piece of equipment in the right timeline.” from the British government for have the opportunity to better under- Key to the selection of the P-8 was the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers, stand the decision…we can define the urgent need to introduce the aircraft to fill the and Apache attack helicopters. right conversation.” capability gap in maritime patrol and airborne The defense ministry says the anti-submarine-warfare capability left open hrough U.S. Foreign Military Sales, Apaches will be new-build airframes, by the retirement of the BAe Nimrod MR2 in Tthe UK will buy 50 new-build AH-64E but to reduce costs, the new fleet will take 2009 and the cancellation of its replacement, Apaches, at a cost of GBP1.78 billion (US$2.3 components from the existing fleet, includ- the Nimrod MRA4, in 2010. billion) and nine P-8s at a cost of GBP3 billion ing the Longbow fire control radar and The capability gap has forced the govern- over the next decade. the Modernized Target Acquisition and ment to call in assistance from NATO allies As part of the deal, Boeing has promised Designation System (M-TADS). The UK will to help hunt Russian submarines off the west to create an additional 2,000 jobs in the UK also break with tradition and employ the GE coast of Scotland. through additional bidding opportunities to T700 rather than the Turbomeca RTM322 Questions remain, however, about the work on company programs for UK suppliers, used in the current fleet. breakdown of costs for the P-8 procurement. and the company will build a GBP100 million The first British AH-64Es are due to come Officials say the GBP3 billion price tag over training and support facility for the UK’s P-8 off the production line at Mesa, Arizona, in 10 years covers the introduction of the P-8 force at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, the main early 2020 and will begin entering service capability including aircraft, personnel, infra- operating base for the Poseidon fleet. in 2022. structure, support and training, as well as a Boeing beat off competition from The existing fleet of Apaches will be phased package of consumables including U.S. weap- Leonardo for the GBP1.78 billion Apache out of service during 2023-24. ons and sonobuoys. But there are no plans contract, which will see the aircraft built in The arrival of the P-8 in Scotland will in the short term for British-made weapons the U.S. However, Defense Minister Michael mean an extra 400 armed forces personnel or sonobuoys. Fallon has stated that he wishes to see the based at Lossiemouth. From there the new Procurement minister Philip Dunne said new Apache fleet maintained in the UK and fleet will provide protection for Britain’s bal- there had been “great cooperation” with the that British companies ought “to do most of listic missile submarines and the two new U.S. government and that the deal was the the work.” aircraft carriers as well as perform search “most keenly priced deal for the P-8 ever As part of that, the defense ministry has and rescue missions. undertaken.” —Tony Osborne renewed a long-standing partnering arrange- Officials say that by tapping into a ment with Leonardo Helicopters – formerly AgustaWestland. Officials say the defense The UK is buying 50 new-build ministry plans to spend up to US$3 billion AH-64E Apache helicopters for with Leonardo over the next decade just on approximately US$2.3 billion. helicopter support and upgrades. Leonardo CEO Mauro Moretti also suggested that the UK defense ministry had awarded the company a contract to develop an unmanned rotorcraft. ShowNews has asked for clarification about this program from the UK defense ministry. “We are continuing to discuss with the MoD [defense ministry] about the role of the Yeovil facility. Yeovil is involved on the Apache, on the AW101 and the AW159, and the UK MoD is also financing the development of the unmanned rotorcraft of the future, and this is quite important

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ombardier used the first day of the that “gives you the BFarnborough Airshow to announce a impression you string of good news for the C Series, in a bid enter a widebody,” a to shed favorable light on a program that had cabin attendant says. earlier been known for problems and delays. Small displays, with The first piece of good news is the certifica- information such as tion, by Transport Canada, of the 135-seat a moving map, are CS300. The airframer expects the European available at every row. Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to follow suit in Markdorf, Germany- 30-40 days. The CS300 is scheduled to enter based Zim Flugsitz into service in the fourth quarter of this year, built the seats to with Riga, Latvia-based Air Baltic. Swiss’ specification. It Swiss has received Bombardier plans to deliver a total 15 C may offer the design the first CS100 of a Series aircraft in 2016. Nine CS100s will go to other airlines. firm order for 30 to Swiss, which received the first one on June The aircraft C Series aircraft. 29. Air Baltic will receive six CS300s. handed over last The rest of the good news comes from the month was the first first operator, as Swiss executives, pilots and of a firm order for 30, cabin crew express satisfaction. “The aircraft with another 30 on delivers the expected performance and fuel option. Swiss execu- burn is as promised,” Peter Wojahn, Swiss’ tives are counting on CTO, says. The reduced noise and gaseous a “reliable partner- emissions are especially important in Zurich ship” despite “ups airport’s environment. and downs,” Wojahn Pilots praise the aircraft’s fly-by-wire con- says. “We will keep trols. “The system is more intuitive and more pushing you hard,” direct than Airbus’,” one of them says. He esti- he says. “We are very mates the pilot has been better integrated into good friends, but you Swiss pilots praise the cockpit design’s philosophy. The almost have been tough on the C Series fly- 30-year gap with Airbus’ (the first A320 us,” Fred Cromer, by-wire controls. entered into service in 1988) in fly-by-wire Bombardier com- can be felt, fleet chief Peter Koch adds. mercial aircraft’s Pilot training has been off to a quick start president, replies. it is a game changer,” he says. at Swiss, with more than 300 pilots to train. Philippe Couillard, the prime minister of the In total, Bombardier claims to have received In the cabin, much enjoyed by the crew government of Quebec, thanks Swiss for hav- 370 firm orders for the C Series, notably after is the light provided by the large windows. ing believed in the project. “Our government an active first half this year. This contributes to a feeling of spaciousness is now an investing partner because we know —Thierry Dubois Virgin Atlantic Commits to A350-1000

irgin Atlantic placed an order for eight of it will be “the subject of future evaluation.” VAirbus A350-1000s on the open- UK-based Virgin Atlantic has selected When asked whether he was interested in ing day of the Farnborough Airshow. the A350-1000, the largest of the A350 an even larger version of the A350, Virgin line, to operate from both London The airline plans to take delivery of the air- Group chairman Richard Branson said Heathrow and Gatwick. craft between 2019 and 2021 and will mainly that “size is good in the airline business.” use it to replace its fleet of Boeing 747-400s Virgin Atlantic plans to initially base the air- and A340-600s. The order is comple - craft in London-Heathrow and dispatch them mented with a commitment for four more on key U.S. routes. The A350-1000s will later aircraft on lease from Air Lease Corp. (ALC). also fly routes from Gatwick. The airline is in The airline operates eight remaining 747-400s the process of defining the cabin specifications along with the same number of A340-600s. fleet in 2021, after an 11-year rollover period. of the A350-1000. It will operate two different Virgin Atlantic has started replacing its existing Kreeger pointed out that the airline’s order for configurations – a 360-seat variant for business fleet with 10 Airbus A330-300s and 13 Boeing six Airbus A380s remains in place. “It is an routes and a 410-seat variant for leisure routes. 787-9s already, and CEO Craig Kreeger said order that we have the right not to exercise,” he Airbus has 813 firm orders for the A350, 189 it will have completed the renewal of its entire said. Whether or not it will actually take delivery of which are for the -1000. —Jens Flottau

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Alcoa Aerospace Alcoa Aerospace & Automotive Products Visit us at the Alcoa stand Alcoa Defense in Hall 4, B120 Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings Alcoa Forgings & Extrusions www.alcoaaerospace.com Alcoa Power & Propulsion Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products Bell’s Snyder Rings in New Changes Bell Helicopter’s new CEO, Mitch Snyder, has declared innovation as his top priority, as the company works to reposition itself in the challenging rotary-wing market.

hile Bell’s atten- working on key mili- Wdance at this tary programs includ- year’s Farnborough has ing the H-1 and been overshadowed by V-22 Osprey. The the fatal loss of its first company will begin prototype Model 525 in building the first Texas on July 6, Snyder AH-1Z Viper attack The Bell 429 flies at Farnborough. has already been mak- helicopters for the ing his mark with invest- Pakistani Army in ment in innovative tech- 2017, ready for delivery in next year so we can take produc- nologies and a series of the second half of 2018 as tion through 2024,” Snyder says. changes he says will help part of a Foreign Military The company has also been consolidate and preserve Sale (FMS) contract. The contracted to take forward the company’s manufac- company is hoping that development of an aerial refu- turing capability. this success will continue eling capability for the V-22 to Part of this process was in Europe as it pushes the support F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Bell’s surprising decision “Zulu” in Poland and the operations. to move production of Czech Republic. Also debuting at Farnborough its new Model 505 Jet Snyder says the Czech is the mockup of the V-280 Valor, Ranger X light helicopter Republic has already Bell’s proposed tiltrotor solution away from purpose-built shown significant interest to the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Bell Helicopter facilities in Lafayette, CEO Mitch Snyder in the UH-1Y Venom and Lift and Joint Multi-Role require- Louisiana, to its Mirabel, that Bell has signed mem- ments. But Snyder has further Montreal, plant. orandums of understand- ambitions to broaden the com- “When we launched “We are in the process of con- ing with Czech industry. pany’s technological capabilities Louisiana, Mirabel was full, and verting letters of intent into Additionally, he says, Prague is with investments in hybrid-elec- we needed to grow on the com- orders,” says Snyder, keen to have a “common plat- tric powerplants, which make for mercial side of the business…we “It is looking very promising, form” with “similar part num- autonomous and environmen- needed expansion,” Snyder said even with the market depressed bers” to benefit from a shorter tally friendly flight, particularly in an interview with ShowNews right now.” logistics train for both its future in terms of noise. Materials and in late June. Until the accident involving utility and attack helicopters. vehicle health management are “When you see the market right the first prototype, which killed The company is working to other areas of study, he says. now…we needed to consolidate… both test pilots, the develop- firm up a third multiyear contract New products are also in the and in terms of consolidation it ment of the fly-by-wire 525 had for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor cov- pipeline. made the most sense to move been making strong progress, ering the purchase of at least 66 “Once we finish the 505 and the 505 back to Canada, take with the three prototypes having aircraft, including 44 CMV-22B 525, we are going into the next everything we were going to do flown nearly 300 hr. Following Ospreys for the carrier onboard product,” says Snyder. in Louisiana – the flow layout, the the crash, the company decided delivery mission as well as poten- “We have finished the market IT infrastructure – and create a to halt active promotion of the tial orders from the U.S. Air Force analysis, we know where we want factory in a factory, and do it with Model 525 here at Farnborough, and FMS customers. to go with it.… It’s going to look an experienced workforce that where it had been due to promote “We are working with NAVAIR really cool, whatever it is.” knows how to build helicopters a VIP interior for the aircraft. on quantities and timelines, and —Tony Osborne and has done it for a long time.” The interior mockup will [will] be on contract by the end of The Lafayette facility will now remain on display in build cabins for the 525. the Textron chalet The Bell-Boeing MV-22 Snyder says the process of mov- area, but Snyder him- Osprey on display at ing 505 production equipment to self has decided not to Farnborough. Canada has already begun and attend the show; the the Mirabel factory is now being company said he would laid out. The company’s plan is to “remain close to sup- get the Model 505 certified later port the families and this year and make first deliveries the investigation.” before the end of the year. Meanwhile, Bell is

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Rolls-Royce will soon get to work at RAF significant presence in the UK, focusing on meeting their needs Marham supporting not just the lift fan the Croswell stressed. in the most cost-effective and “They have all this infrastruc- efficient manner possible,” said company built for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ture in place in the UK, so why Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce but also the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that not us take advantage of that president for defense aerospace, powers the fifth-generation fighter jet. rather than us having to airlift a according to a statement. bunch of Pratt & Whitney people The announcement that the in country?” Croswell said. “This UK-based engine manufacturer nder the terms will team up with Pratt Uof a recently on the F135 is in keeping signed memoran- with the Joint Program dum of understand- Office’s approach to sus- ing between the two tainment program-wide. companies, Pratt & Many countries plan Whitney, the lead to integrate indigenous propulsion integrator applications onto their for the international F-35 fleets, for instance F-35 program, will Norway’s Joint Strike focus primarily on Missile. system-level perfor- Pratt only plans to mance of its F135. station “a handful” of Meanwhile, Rolls- personnel at F-35 bases Royce will take the around the world, instead lead on support for looking to the indigenous the LiftSystem tech- governments to do most nology it developed (left to right, standing) Commodore Richard Charles Thompson, Royal Navy; Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy of the engine mainte- and produced, and commandant for aviation, USMC; Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, F-35 Program Executive Office; Tony Douglas, CEO of nance, Croswell said. also do some support Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S), UK Ministry of Defense; RAF Air Commodore Harv Smyth, Lightning Several nations even Force commander. work on the main plan to set up interna- F135 engine. the infrastructure in place.” is going to be a lot more afford- tional depots in country where Right now the agreement cov- Pratt and Rolls are joining able way.” they can do heavy engine mainte- ers only the Royal Air Force’s forces at RAF Marham under In particular, both Pratt and nance on F-35s from all over the F-35B jets at Marham. But it a Performance Based Logistics Rolls hope the new agreement world: Turkey, the Netherlands gives Rolls the opportunity to (PBL) approach that the com- will help reduce the life-cycle cost and Norway will build engine potentially expand coverage of panies hope will generate effi- of the F135. depots to serve the European the F135 to the U.S. and other ciencies and cost savings. While “This new agreement demon- theater; meanwhile, Japan and international F-35 fleets in the Pratt has to ship its U.S.-based strates the commitment from Australia will do the engine work future, Bennett Croswell, Pratt’s personnel and equipment across both companies to keep the cus- for the Asia-Pacific region. president of military engines, the Atlantic, Rolls already has a tomer at the heart of what we do, —Lara Seligman told Aviation Week in an inter- view at RAF Fairford. Rolls could potentially work on the F135s on the U.S. Air Force F-35A jets that will eventually be based at RAF Lakenheath, Croswell said. The two engine-makers will look to duplicate this support model for other F-35 cus- tomers around the world, he stressed. “I think this is a model we will try to replicate in the other partner countries,” Croswell F135 engine and lift fan said. “It’s a no-brainer because for the F-35 Lightning II on Rolls-Royce has been a good show at Farnborough 2016. partner of ours and they have

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L-3’s MXTM-8, mixed bag – I’m see- MXTM-10 and MXTM-25 surveillance systems are on display and available for demon- ing some evidence stration here in the pavilion next to L-3’s Chalet A15. of progress, but I’m still seeing prob- EASA Certifies RR Trent 1000 TEN lems,” Undersecre- The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engine received official certification from the European tary of Defense for Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in a ceremony here Monday. The certificate was presented Acquisition Frank by Trevor Wood, Certification Director, EASA, to Gareth Jones, Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Kendall said July 10. Frank Kendall. chief engineer, civil aerospace. The Trent 1000 TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New tech- Kendall recently nology) will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family. The engine draws completed his second quarterly review of on technologies from the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB and Advance engine program, deliver- the troubled OCX program and is hopeful ing thrust and efficiency improvements. Test flights on a B787 will begin later this year. the program is now on the right track after a two-year delay and at least 25% cost growth over initial estimates, he said. New Japanese Order for Dornier 228 Still, the program has seen a few “hiccups” RUAG Aviation has received an order for a in the past few months, setbacks Kendall Dornier 228 NG from Tokyo-based New Cen- described as a “planning disconnect.” tral Airservice (NCA). The aircraft is sched- “One part of the program was ready to go uled for delivery from RUAG’s Oberpfaffen- forward and another wasn’t ready to support hofen, Germany, production line toward the it, so it caused a delay,” Kendall said, though end of this year. NCA currently operates its he declined to elaborate. four-strong Dornier 228 fleet in both passen- The Pentagon needs to see significant prog- ger and cargo configurations, flying between Tokyo’s Chofu Airport and the city’s southern ress from Raytheon, or ocials will be forced islands, where the aircraft’s short takeoff and landing capabilities and high crosswind to consider alternatives, Kendall said – in other stability are vital for operating safely on the islands’ runways. RUAG is at Chalet A21. words, termination. He will continue reviewing OCX quarterly, and anticipates a final deci- sion on whether to re-bid it in October. But A350-2000 Decision to Come This Year he stressed that restarting the program from Airbus plans to make a decision before the end of the year whether or not to launch a further scratch with a new competition would be “very stretch of the Airbus A350-1000. “We are going back and forth on it,” the company’s sales chief disruptive” to a “critical system.” John Leahy said yesterday. “The jury is still out there whether the markets wants it.” Airbus Despite Kendall’s criticism, the Pentagon has been talking about a further stretch of the A350, dubbed the -2000, for some time. The seems to be standing behind Raytheon’s aircraft would essentially be of the same size as the Boeing 777-9X. Depending on configura- OCX. Kendall warned that potential funding tion, an A350-1000 in a typical lay-out is likely to have around 30 fewer seats than the 777-9X. cuts, recommended by one congressional defense committee in this year’s budget Fokker Technologies Wiring Contract Extended negotiations, could make it impossible to GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit execute the program. has been awarded a three-year extended agreement “We believe it is still possible for Raytheon to manufacture electrical wiring and interconnec- to deliver this product,” Kendall said. tion systems (EWIS) for the Boeing 737 and 777. The Pentagon needs to get OCX up and run- Manufacturing will be supported by teams in the ning as soon as possible to take full advantage Netherlands, Turkey, China and India. Hans Büth- of new GPS Block III satellites being built by ker, CEO Fokker Technologies, commented, “This Lockheed Martin. The two-year delay creates contract extension builds upon our long and suc- a capability gap starting in 2019, when the cessful relationship with Boeing as a valued supplier USAF needs to begin replacing its aging GPS and we are proud to be part of the Boeing tradition of aerospace leadership and delighted to II satellites. —Lara Seligman contribute to a number of the most popular aircraft programs in the world.” GKN is atChalet G1.

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d2p16 FINAL.indd 16 7/11/16 3:38 PM d607D1SHN031_TurkishAerospace_SizeFix.indd 1 6/29/16 12:25 PM Leonardo-Finmeccanica: Much More Than a New Name eonardo-Finmeccanica is showcasing its entire range of avionics for combat aircraft An M-346 is giving a spirited performance in Lnew name, company reorganization and such as the Eurofighter), as well as customer the flying display. broad range of products at FIA 2016. The new support and training solutions. profile is the result of the deep reorganization The company also has a large static display of the company undertaken by the CEO and featuring AW149, AW159, AW169, AW189, First Orders Expected general manager Mauro Moretti. and AW101 helicopters in various role con- The Airshow will give government and figurations; a mockup of the M-346-based for Leonardo Falco EVO industry experts and visitors from across the T-100 on which the company has teamed The big brother to the established Falco world the opportunity to see what Leonardo- with Raytheon, Honeywell Aerospace and UAV, Leonardo’s extended range, longer- Finmeccanica has to offer as a newly formed CAE USA Inc. to provide a comprehensive endurance EVO was unveiled at Paris in single entity…with a strong focus on areas next-generation solution for the U.S. Air 2011 and first flew in 2014. Although not where it is technology and product leader,” the Force’s Advanced Pilot Training competition, much longer than the Falco, the EVO has company says. “The new name ‘Leonardo’ and known as T-X; and fixed-wing Falco EVO and a considerably bigger wingspan (12.5 the new logo [making their public debuts here rotary-wing SD-150 Hero UAV platforms. An meters versus the Falco’s 7.2 meters), at Farnborough] are symbols of this change.” MC-27J Praetorian multi-mission aircraft and its payload is increased to what the In the Leonardo Pavilion (L1), the com- and a U.S. Coast Guard HC-27J are also on company says is “in excess of 100 kg.” The pany’s exhibits are focused on three main static show. The HC-27J is one of 14 former Falco’s eight- to 14-hr. flight time has been areas: Prevent (gathering of data, images and USAF C-27J Spartans being regenerated raised to “20+ hr.” for the EVO. The first information through satellites or maritime, and is from the Coast Guard Air Station at land and airspace monitoring), Protect (from Sacramento, California, which achieved ini- customers for the system are expected to the Galileo satellite navigation system to the tial operational capability on July 1 when its be announced at the Airshow this week. Grand Mobile Kronos radar) and Respond (the fourth of six HC-27Js on order was delivered.

Leonardo aircraft on show here this week include, from upper left, a T100 trainer, a Falco EVO UAV, a HC-27J operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and, at center, the new light attack variant of the M-346 trainer.

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irbus is working through some high- The first wing is essentially completed in the over the A330ceo’s and has been structurally Aprofile issues with introductions of the Broughton, UK, factory with only the shark- reinforced to accommodate the neo’s heavier A350 and A320neo to the market but surely let missing, and the second is close behind. engines. The wing-to-body-juncture also has wishes those programs were as low profile as Along with engines and the new cabin, the been redesigned. In parallel, the first A330neo the A330neo. wing has seen the most modifications of nose section is completed at the Saint-Nazaire The re-engined A330 program, which is the major components. At 64 meters, the plant in France. also of key importance to the company’s prod- A330neo wingspan has grown by four meters Both subassemblies will be shipped to uct portfolio, is progressing more qui- Toulouse during the summer. The etly and without the major problems first A330-900 test aircraft will enter that have kept Airbus in the news. the final assembly line in October, The A330-900, the first re-engined according to program VP Odile version of the family, is due to enter Jubecourt. It will be followed by a sec- service by the end of 2017, followed ond airframe only weeks later. Airbus by the smaller -800 a year later. plans for the A330-900’s first flight Airbus hopes the program’s lower “in the spring of 2017.” The first air- capital costs – combined with the craft is scheduled for delivery to TAP fuel-burn reduction the new engines Portugal at the end of next year. are expected to provide and the new Airbus has a total of 186 orders cabin designed to align it with the for the two versions of the A330neo, larger A350’s interior – will be suf- 10 for the A330-800 and the rest for ficient to counter the Boeing 787. the larger -900. Hawaiian Airlines Airbus is well on the way to pro- The first pair of wings for the A330neo are essentially completed at Airbus has ordered six -800s and TransAsia ducing A330neo subassemblies. UK in Broughton, with only the sharklets missing. Airways, four. — Jens Flottau Rolls Readies A330neo Test Engine Less than two years after committing to developing the Trent 7000 for the re-engined Airbus A330neo, Rolls-Royce has completed first ground tests on the initial powerplant and is preparing to assemble the first flight-test engines.

uch a fast-paced program Trent 700, the variant functional and operability testing. Sis only possible because the is also designed to be Rolls expects to start the type test Trent 7000 is adapted directly about 10 dB quieter. evaluation of the engine “later this from the Trent 1000 TEN, the “Because of this it quarter,” says Johnston. “Then we latest version of the engine fam- looks like a much big- go through to engine certification ily in advanced development for ger engine,” says Peter early in 2017 and in time for first the Boeing 787. While Rolls was Johnston, head of cus- flight of the A330neo, which is previously successful in applying tomer marketing for around the same point.” virtually identical models of the Airbus at Rolls-Royce. —Guy Norris RB.211 to multiple platforms, this “It is quite a tight pro- is the first time since the original gram on the Trent 7000 The Airbus A330neo’s engine incorporates the Trent 700 was introduced in the because Airbus wanted first gearbox from AGI, the new Rolls-Safran 1990s that the manufacturer has to get the aircraft into Transmission Systems (formerly Hispano-Suiza) been able to leverage this degree of production as quickly as reuse with a single member of the they could, but in terms forces a change in the engine,” Trent family. of technical activity it’s fairly low- he adds. The engine, scheduled to debut risk,” says Johnston. Because of the limited changes, on the first Airbus A330-900neo Compared to the Trent 1000 only four development engines with TAP Portugal in late 2017, TEN, the engine differences are are required for the Trent 7000 is designed to reduce specific “as few as humanly possible. It is test program. The first, 7001, fuel consumption by 10% com- one of the few examples where we ran last November and has since pared to the Trent 700. Thanks have two engines with even the completed an altitude test cam- largely to its 112-in.-dia. fan, same part numbers. There are paign. The second, dubbed L73, is The Trent 7000’s 112-in.-dia. fan which gives it double the bypass changes for the interface on the “ready to go and is now attached to provides double the bypass ratio of the ratio of the 97.5-in. fan diameter aircraft, or where that interface the test pylon.” It will be used for Trent 700 on the current A330.

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BREITLING.COM Lockheed CEO: ‘No Regrets’ on Sikorsky A collapse in oil and gas prices that has best known as a giant defense contractor, has no plans to let choked off demand for commercial helicopters the commercial side of Sikorsky has been harsher than anticipated, says wither. “The commercial ele- Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, but ment of Sikorsky was one of the attractions to us,” she said. “Our she stands behind the company’s US$9 billion view is that we can take the core acquisition of Sikorsky last year from United technologies and capabilities that Technologies Corp. we are doing on the defense side and transition them into the com- have no regrets whatsoever a US$1.9 billion tax benefit mercial side.” “Ion the acquisition, nor the Lockheed Martin recorded Hewson also expressed confi- acquisition price,” Hewson said significantly reduced the dence that Lockheed’s upgraded in an interview in London as the effective purchase price. Lockheed Martin chairman, president T-50A trainer, which recently and CEO Marillyn Hewson Farnborough Airshow kicked While the oil and gas slump made its first flight, will be a off. “It was very opportunistic, has hit demand for commer- strong competitor in a crowded and we got great value for our cial helicopters, the global rotor- billion-a-year business, Hewson competition for an upcoming U.S. shareholders.” She noted that craft industry is still a US$30 says. And Lockheed Martin, Air Force contract to replace its aging T-38 trainers. Teams led by Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are also expected to bid. “We’re very excited about our Liebherr-Aerospace hard at work offering,” Hewson said. “We think on the An-132 it’s tried and true. It’s being used by nations around the world, and it would provide the U.S. Air Force the capability to address very quickly a terrible gap” in trainer capability. Hewson said Lockheed Martin is working hard to win new cus- tomers for the F-16, which is heading for a production halt after deliveries to Iraq are com- pleted in 2017. She said Bahrain, Indonesia, Colombia, India and Liebherr-Aerospace Air Management System for An-132 Prototypes other countries have all expressed interest in the aircraft. “We will LIEBHERR AEROSPACE TOULOUSE cabin pressure control systems for the have a gap in the production SAS will design, supply and service the air An-74 and An-140, and the integrated air line,” she said. “Our job is to get management system, including the bleed management system for the An-148, An- the next tranche sold so that we air system, cabin pressure control and anti- 158 and the An-178 prototype. François can bring that back up after it ice system, for the Antonov An-132D light Lehmann, managing director at Liebherr- goes cold.” transport aircraft. The contract covers the Aerospace Toulouse SAS, commented, Hewson declined to speculate delivery of systems for four aircraft to be “The new contract for the An-132D is yet on when a long-awaited large used for flight tests at Antonov Company’s another proof of our successful partnership international block buy of the Kiev, Ukraine, facility. with the Antonov Company.” F-35 – crucial to the program’s The An-132D will be the first prototype of Antonov president Mykhaylo Gvozdov plan to drive down unit costs – the new An-132 turboprop that is intended added, “We are proud to cooperate with would be finalized. “I don’t know to replace the An-32 and An-26 regional Liebherr-Aerospace. Antonov Company when we will get news on that. transports. Antonov is collaborating on the and its partners from the Kingdom of Saudi I saw some media that Gen. project with the King Abdulaziz City for Sci- Arabia appreciate the participation of such Bogdan was asked about that,” ence and Technology (KACST) and Taqnia world-leading suppliers in the An-132 pro- she said, referring to F-35 pro- Aeronautics Company, which are based in gram. We are sure that our cooperation gram chief Gen. Christopher Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. will result in a reliable and competitive Bogdan. “He would probably be Liebherr-Aerospace also supplies the product.” Hall l4, Booth B100. the one to ask.” —Joseph C. Anselmo

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Russia’s MC-21 Airliner Prepares for First flight

month before the opening of Although the aircraft itself A Farnborough Airshow 2016 Russia won’t be here, show visitors made a significant effort to return to the can have a look at its flight narrowbody market with the rollout on deck via a procedures trainer, June 8 at Irkutsk, East Siberia, of its new which features the avionics MC-21 airliner prototype. The aircraft’s suite installed at the first air- name comes from the Russian acronym craft. It features multifunc- for Magistralny Samolet 21 veka (Mainline tional 9-by-12-in. displays, Aircraft of the 21th century) and it is the electronic flights bags, and first narrowbody type developed in the coun- enhanced vision and synthetic try in the post-Soviet era. vision systems, and includes The aircraft rolled out last month is the components supplied by for- baseline MC-21-300 variant. It has a maxi- eign manufacturers such as mum take-off weight of 79,250 kg and will Honeywell, Thales and Elbit be able to carry up to 211 passengers for a Systems. The MC-21 will distance of up to 6,000 km. also become the first com- Assembly of the first prototype of the mercial airliner with active smaller MC-21-200 variant with 72,560 kg sidesticks, supplied by U.S.- MC-21 procedures trainer displayed at Farnborough shows the modern cockpit, which features 9-by-12-in. displays. MTOW will start next year. With an 8.5 meter based United Technologies shorter fuselage it will accommodate up to Aerospace Systems. Irkut representatives say marketing activi- 165 passengers but will have a longer range The MC-21 project involves many Western ties will be enhanced when clients see the of up to 6,400 km. participants, though to a lesser extent com- aircraft flying. The first flight is now planned The MS-21 is the most advanced civil pared to the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The most for the early 2017, while Russian certifica- aircraft that Russia has ever built. Unlike important foreign contribution is the air- tion with the PW1400 engines is scheduled its competitors, the Boeing 737 MAX and craft’s powerplant. The first MC-21-300 for 2018, followed by EASA approval a year Airbus A320neo, it will feature a high-aspect- prototype is powered by 31,000-lb.-thrust later. The variant with the alternative pow- ratio composite wing of supercritical profile Pratt & Whitney PW1400G-JM turbofans erplant – Russia’s Aviadvigatel PD-14 – is to that, according to the designers, will improve which were certified by the Federal Aviation enter service in 2019. The current MC-21 its aerodynamic efficiency in cruising flight. Administration in May. backlog stands 175 firm orders placed The composite components also include the It’s not clear whether Farnborough 2016 mainly by Russian government-owned leas- wing box, and vertical and horizontal fins. can bring new orders to the Russian airline. ing companies. —Maxim Pyadushkin

Spectro-XR: Harnessing the Power of Fusion ELBIT SYSTEMS DEBUTS the fully digital sensors operating pretation of the end product and reduce Spectro-XR multi-spectral in the medium-wavelength operator workload. sensor electro-optical (EO) infrared (MWIR), vis- Spectro-XR is based on Elbit Systems’ at Farnborough, which ible and near infrared experience gained with the CoMPASS features advanced image (VNIR) and shortwave and AMPS product lines, which have fusion and augmented infrared (SWIR), along more than 1,000 systems in operational reality to deliver unprec- with lasers of very high use around the world. edented intelligence, sur- stabilization, used for The new system extends performance veillance, target acquisi- range finding, target for ultra-long-range day and night opera- tion and reconnaissance marking and designa- tions using the multi-spectral EO systems (ISTAR). tion. and capabilities characteristic of 20-in. The heart of Spectro- A unique capability payloads into a 15-in. format. The new XR is a large, multi-spec- of the new sensor is the payload can be installed on various plat- tral imaging system that integral image fusion forms, including manned and unmanned combines multiple cam- capability, combining aircraft, helicopters, aerostats and masts. eras into one, allowing Spectro-XR features an imaging system all sensing channels Acting as a primary ISTAR sensor, Spec- that effectively combines multiple significantly improved cameras into one. with automatic im- tro-XR integrates with other sensors and performance without in- age enhancement, command and control systems onboard, creasing size and weight. Spectro-XR im- multilayered pictures, geolocation and or streams sensor data to remote opera- plements up to nine channels mounting augmented reality to elevate the inter- tors via data links. —Noam Eshel

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Raytheon is finally showing growth in its business significant hit to them, rather than us, given that we have a big footprint since the start of budget reductions in the U.S. there and in Europe,” Lawrence in 2011, says Taylor Lawrence, president of says. “We’re going to continue to see Raytheon Missile Systems. demand across the board. If we get increased interest, we will respond, hile Lawrence remains concerned The advanced medium- especially in Europe.” Wabout the fate of funding for programs range air-to-air missile, In addition to precision weaponry, in the U.S. Congress, he sees tremendous the only air-to-air missile Raytheon has set its sights on mis- international demand for Raytheon products. currently cleared to fly on sile defense. In part that is driven by ongoing global appetite the F-35, was declared In May, the U.S. stood up its for precision weaponry. But it is also because operational on the F-35B US$800 million Aegis SM-3 Block Raytheon can provide at least six different in 2015. Raytheon is Raytheon Missile Systems 1B missile defense site in Romania. weapons for the multinational F-35 fighter, working with Kongsberg president Taylor Lawrence “It made the SM-3 the first sea- and one of which, a variant of the Joint Standoff on the Joint Strike Missile, land-based interceptor,” he says. Weapon, was recently declared operational. the only advanced cruise missile to be inte- Raytheon is close to starting full-rate produc- JSOW is the Navy’s first network-enabled grated on to the fighter. tion on the 1B missile, Lawrence says. The air-launched weapon. The C-1 variant of the The Paveway II laser-guided bomb can be program has cleared its decision hurdles with GPS-guided glide weapon adds a two-way data easily integrated onto the aircraft, Raytheon a test in May that demonstrated improvements link that enables it to engage moving targets says, and the Small Diameter Bomb II will be to the third-stage rocket motor. Now, it is a mat- at sea. It was recently cleared for initial opera- integrated onto the Navy and Marine Corps ter of the U.S. budget process, which is not tions, according to Raytheon. Internal inte- F-35s by 2022. “There’s a bright future for likely to progress until the fall at the earliest. us on the F-35,” Lawrence And Raytheon is looking to expand the Raytheon can provide at least six says. number of missions the SM-6 may be used different weapons for the multinational For the threats that for. “It’s now not only a defensive missile that F-35 fighter, including the Aim-9X_ Raytheon’s customers are can defend against any air threat including Sidewinder shown here. facing given ongoing con- cruise missiles and go over the horizon with its flict in the Middle East and active radar systems,” Lawrence says. “But it’s elsewhere, they are seeking also demonstrated that it can protect the fleet precision weapons such as from ballistic missiles in the terminal phase. Paveway, which are guided And more recently it demonstrated it can be an by GPS and lasers. “It’s offensive anti-ship missile.… It’s a truly multi- about precision and volume mission-capable missile.” of fires,” Lawrence explains. With the chief of naval operations calling Although Raytheon has for distributed lethality and commanders in operations in the UK, he the Pacific preparing to send in urgent opera- gration of the weapon is under way, and the sees if anything a positive impact on Raytheon tional needs statements, the SM-6 may be in Marines are planning external integration for as a result of the nation’s decision to remove demand. the F-35B. The Link 16 data link helps enable itself from the European Union. That is in part “What we’re doing is expanding the enve- JSOW to track maritime targets at up to 70 nm because he anticipates continued close ties lope of its capabilities to meet additional from the F-35 and other fighters, a boon to the between the U.S. and the UK but also because missions. That will increase the inventory U.S. Navy’s Pacific operations. customers in continental Europe may prefer requirements for the missile,” Lawrence says. “The JSOW C-1 is critical to the support of Raytheon over the UK-based MBDA. “That will be added to our production buys. I the Navy’s strategic vision of integrated war- “I would think it would be more of a see no slowdown in that.” —Jen DiMascio fare capability,” says U.S. Navy Capt. Jaime Engdahl, PMA-201. Other Raytheon weapons planned for the F-35 include the Aim-9X Sidewinder, the first short-range air-to-air mis- sile used on the F-35. The fighter can carry up to two of the missiles on its wings and four internally. Introduction of the AIM-9X across the F-35 fleet Raytheon Paveway is expected next year, the com- laser-guided bomb pany says.

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important program. We clearly have it means, as I look at the billion dollars we a schedule miss, and we clearly have spend a year on research and development, had significant financial repercus- I want to target against those six specifically, sions as a result. I do not know any because that is where we view the opportuni- good business leader who would put ties are to grow the business profitably. a blind eye to that and not be paying attention to it. Fighters are absent from the list, though. We have special topics we review What does that mean for the upcoming on a monthly basis that are forward- sixth-generation fighter competition? looking. This is a 400-aircraft pro- I said I wanted to be a market leader. If I told gram, when you look at the potential you that I am and want to be a market leader in front of us. It has got a long runway in the fighter business, you would tell me I’m t is no secret we have been having issues with in front of it. We need to not just be focused an idiot. Let’s be real clear, we lost the Joint Ithe boom on the C-17, had not yet proved on getting to Milestone C. We also need to be Strike Fighter. out the A-10 and needed to refly on the F-16. focused on getting a great production system I think this is an extremely important point. We had a software solution that we had been going and having a change of corporation. We need to stop defining Boeing’s future working. Our modeling and simulation were When you have the type of schedule and based on a single program or two programs. showing good signs of that being successful. financial performance we have demonstrated, I We have been doing that with the fighter When we flew a few weeks later, the software don’t think anyone would say “I’ll check in with story. I just don’t think it represents the great did not prove to be as robust as we wanted it you monthly and see how it’s going.” I would diversity of our Boeing portfolio. to be. And we were able to pivot to a hardware not be doing my job in that regard. As we look to the future of our F-15s and solution that we had not spent a lot of time F/A-18s, all of our intel suggests we will be honestly talking about. All good engineering Where do you see the growth building them until the mid-2020s. A similar companies will tell you, you usually have mul- opportunities for BDS? but unrelated story is (the) Chinook. In the tiple alternative paths you’re working in case It is a combination. One of the best things 2000s, we were building literally fewer than something breaks down or you need to shift. about Boeing Defense is we have such a diver- 10 per year. What we did to bridge the gap I really credit the development team on that. sified portfolio. Yet we tend to sometimes only when the requirement and the need came They were being very proactive in assessing talk about certain aspects of it, and it overshad- back was to focus on modernizing, upgrading the risks to see if, in case this did not work, we ows the rest of the world. If you were a casual and sustaining them. That is the future of the needed to shift. observer who did not know anything about F-15 and the F/A-18 as we bridge to the next We will fly in July to prove out the hardware aerospace, you would think all we ever built sixth-gen aircraft. And I do believe there will solution. We will get back in the air and prove were fighters, and everything else did not mat- be a sixth-gen fighter aircraft. I do not know it out on the C-17, the A-10 and the F-16. That ter. Part of the clarity I’ve been bringing not when that program will happen. positions us for the (Defense Acquisition Board only to the folks in the company but also to We are not getting out of the fighter business. meeting) in August. In parallel, our production (Wall Street), is that we are putting our focus on Not by any stretch of the word. I’m just not line is running hot, and we are continuing to six specific markets: com- saying we’re going to be No. deliver aircraft. We are working through the mercial derivatives, rotor- 1 in the market in the next change in corporation as a result to ensure the craft, human space explora- few years, because I do not baselines of all the aircraft are aligned and then tion, satellites, autonomous All good engineering think that is realistic. I do make whatever modifications we need to do systems and services. Those believe we have a very good with the boom. We’ll be incorporating those as six markets are ones we companies will tell you, plan that gets us prepared well. A lot has been going on in the last three have identified that we want you usually have multiple for F/A-XX when it occurs. weeks. to have a leadership role in, alternative paths either by market share or by you’re working in case So what will the company You spend part of every day on the tanker. look like in 10 years? Will it profitability. something breaks down How do you justify spending part of every That does not mean we be bigger, smaller? day on one program? are getting out of the rest or you need to shift. It will be bigger. The It is the U.S. Air Force’s top priority. It is an of the Boeing portfolio. But —Leanne Caret continued on page 32

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save around 5,000 tons of CO2 per plane, making both the planet and your bottom line healthier. This is evolutionary engineering. the average unit price of a P-8 more than 30% Satellites and human spaceflight are on over the last five years, through efficiencies of Boeing’s market leadership list. How do you our production lines and synergies with the ensure you remain competitive with SpaceX commercial business. The third element of and other commercial entrants? that strategy is on the business models them- We bring in the best teams and talent. It’s selves, the deals that we sign. understanding why we are where we are from Boeing’s multi-mission P-8A is on the static line a price perspective. We have to be very surgi- and participating in the aerial displays here. Do you see significant risks, internation- cal as we look at ourselves. We have to recog- ally? Would a President Donald Trump have a nize that if we are not, we could be outplayed. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 negative impact on foreign military sales? The United Launch Alliance has a detailed conversations we are having today are not We do not have a position when it comes to plan in terms of how it is reducing the cost going to change our backlog this year. It is 2% the election. Our bigger challenge is coun- of its launch business. We have to have the budget growth. That’s great, but it is not going tries’ available funding, whether they are in conversation about the Russian rockets and to change the world. While we are seeing a lot the Middle East or Southeast Asia, and then whether they are allowed to be used. That is of really great demand internationally, the real- the time they need to work through their pro- going to change the price point as well. ity is it’s still going to be slow. My focus is (on) cesses to get the equipment they need. how we move to the end of the decade. My goal There is a lot of competition for the T-X is to be a larger, more profitable company by Your predecessor cut R&D spending before trainer. With Pentagon trends toward itera- the end of the decade. he left office, is that correct? tive development, do you worry about put- We brought it into balance. We did that as a ting forward a clean-sheet design? How much more cost can you squeeze out? team. Recognize there were some very large I worry about everything. It’s a competition. There is still opportunity in front of us. How franchise programs at that time that were So we need to put our best foot forward. We do we rightsize our facility space, as we con- driving a portion of that. As those campaigns have a great team, we have a great partner. tinue to look for partnerships with our suppli- were ending, some of the R&D spending It is my intent that we will put our best foot ers, and in many cases how do we make them came to an end. forward and we will win. I think all of us need more lean and efficient? The second aspect is to have a healthy dose of paranoia to make on general productivity and efficiency. If you You mean the B-21 bomber, right? certain we are attacking every risk and under- look at the P-8, for example, we have reduced Yes. standing what the market space is. A Boom in Precision-Guided Munitions Boeing doubles JDAM output to 150 guidance kits per day for U.S. and allied forces to catch up with use in anti-terrorist campaign.

On the night of Jan. 18, in most-precise air campaign ever Bomb (SDB) assembly. low-cost, general-purpose weapon Mosul, Iraq, a group of U.S. Air waged. Brown says 100% of Boeing will establish a second with better accuracy at night and Force Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles weapons being dropped by U.S. JDAM production shift soon. Its in poor weather conditions than sent eight 2,000-lb. bombs into warplanes and 99% of those first trial run of the second shift the $100,000 laser-guided bombs the Rafidain Bank, which housed dropped by air coalition part- occurred on the evening of June used in the Persian Gulf War. cash that would have paid so- ners are precision-guided. But 3 and will be fully implemented The guidance kits were called called Islamic State militants. that near-universal usage has in July. into service, most notably on the “After this strike, it was depleted U.S. stockpiles of bombs The GPS-aided inertial guid- Northrop Grumman B-2, during reported that millions of dollars and Joint Direct Attack Munition ance kits convert 500-lb., 1,000-lb. the 1999 air campaign in the were no longer available [to the (JDAM) guidance kits, and con- and 2,000-lb. “dumb bombs” into Balkans. Boeing has since signed terrorist group],” U.S. Air Force tractors are beginning to surge highly accurate weapons; optional 27 customers; many are expend- Central Command chief Lt. Gen. production. attachments include laser seekers ing JDAMs and other precision- Charles Brown said when show- Boeing Defense, Space and and wing kits. JDAM is based on a strike weapons faster than they ing the video at the Air Warfare Security has been producing 1991 Air Force requirement for a can be replaced. —James Drew Symposium in Orlando, Florida, JDAM tail kits at its St. Charles, in February. Missouri, plant since 1998. In the footage, the weapons dis- Production reached 36,000 appear into the same hole, almost per year in 2004-05 to replen- like lightning strikes, with minimal ish stocks expended in the damage to the surrounding area. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These missions, designed to With demand again on the rise, undermine the Islamic State’s Boeing is increasing output from fighting ability, have become 75 tail kits per day to 150 as it Joint Direct Attack Munitions routine. They represent the also increases Small Diameter dropped from Boeing F-15Es

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Tom Gentile, the incoming CEO of aerostructures and engine company’s cost basis is in the supply chain. parts giant Spirit AeroSystems, is so unassuming that a stranger So he will have Spirit conduct its own design reviews of outsourced parts. Since other deal- can literally bump into him alone in the halls of the company’s making factors already are known by both Wichita headquarters and receive an unnecessary apology. Spirit and its providers, including labor rates and market forecasts, design reviews will help uch congeniality is part cash flow is expected to be get at “should-cost” pricing. He also plans Sand parcel of Gentile’s US$325-375 million this year. more dual sourcing, but stresses he is not promotion to CEO from COO, But there are challenges, and looking to imperil suppliers. “We just know effective after current chief they serve as Gentile’s list of we need to continue to take money out and executive Larry Lawson retires to-do’s. make ourselves more competitive and improve July 31 and becomes a com- That includes continuing our margins, and to make sure we have access pany consultant. Indeed, that to deliver on Spirit’s prod- to the best technology at the best rates,” he characteristic could be criti- ucts, and building the execu- says. “But what is also important is delivery. cal, as Gentile (pronounced tive management team as a Low rates do nothing [to help us] if we have Gen-Ti-Lee) is expected by coherent leadership group. any part shortages.” his board of directors and But three other priorities are Last but not least will be growth efforts, Wall Street to make significant seen as critical by Wall Street. starting with military business. While the com- Tom Gentile joined Spirit progress in crafting a long- At the top of their list is mak- pany has long been involved in programs such AeroSystems in April and term contract with primary becomes CEO in August. ing progress on a new long- as the U.S. Navy Boeing P-8 and Marine Corps customer Boeing – responsible term Boeing deal. Gentile is Sikorsky CH-53K, the Air Force’s Northrop for 85% of Spirit’s revenue – as well as for cut- confident that will happen, but also sees no Grumman B-21 represents a major achieve- ting costs in Spirit’s supply chain by pursuing rush because the two companies are working ment in gaining new market share. “should-cost” price deals, just two of the more under an extension of the last 10-year deal. “I Still, Spirit believes it is slowly but success- contentious mandates he faces. want to be very actively engaged in that,” he fully introducing the company to more defense Gentile will do these things, he says, says of negotiations. “It is a full-contact, team customers. Much of its executive leadership is while maintaining planned share buybacks sport.” But both sides want to get it done, and relatively new, joining in just the last year or – US$485 million more by the end of 2017 both sides need each other, he adds. “We are two from defense primes. Their proposition – as well as delivering and performing on at the early stages,” he says. “There’s no hurry is that a commercially oriented, high-produc- current contracts and agreed-to ramp-ups, to get a deal done.” tion-rate provider has a lot to offer military and also pursuing growth initiatives. In par- Next is supply chain savings. Gentile says customers desiring affordability. ticular, boosting business jet and defense- there is no Spirit-wide goal, but he knows there Says Gentile, “Defense and military will be related revenues, the latter from roughly 3% are costs that can be cut with almost every a material portion of Spirit’s business.” annually up to as high as 20%, will be key supplier, by 5-30%. About two-thirds of the —Michael Bruno expansion efforts. Gentile tells Aviation Week he will also look for opportunities in other favorite areas, including the aftermarket, as well as in provid- ing third party machining and manufacturing. “My view is that we have more opportunity to find third-party business for our fabrication work,” he says. “A lot of our competitors do machine-shop work, and we buy from them, and yet our [own] machine-shop work we don’t necessarily have third-party markets for.” These commitments, along with Gentile’s nice-guy approach, are winning over Wall Street analysts. Many were surprised by the June 8 announcement about Gentile replac- ing Lawson so soon. Gentile had only joined Spirit on April 1, from his post as COO of GE Capital; he was formerly CEO of GE Aviation’s Services division. The Inside-Out Livery Gentile takes over with the 15,000-employee This Dornier 328 turboprop on the Farnborough 2016 line is dressed to aord a view of its company in a good position. Annual revenue state-of-the-art interior to even the most casual passersby. Watch for announcements here is about US$6.7 billion, and the seven-year this morning about equipment for Turkey’s new TRJet 328 Series. backlog equals roughly US$46 billion. Free

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Whether they are blended with bodies, braced by trusses, have embedded The starting point for Wing of engines or are attached to conventional fuselages, future airliners will the Future is the A350. “This is our first large-scale carbon wing, have wings. The shape of those wings, how they are made and where, and we have seen a number of will depend on when the next generations of commercial aircraft emerge. challenges,” says Champion. GKN Aerospace is at the forefront of the national challenge. “First is shape, and achieving the best possible profile. You really n the UK, designing and need to be knowledgeable Ibuilding wings for civil air- about how the flow goes craft is one of four pillars of an over the wing to have an investment strategy to secure optimum shape. It looks and grow the aerospace indus- easy, but in reality when try. Wings for all Airbuses and you fly the aircraft it is not Bombardier’s C Series are pro- so easy.” duced here and are a large part A second issue was flex- of major Tier 1 supplier GKN ibility, and the A350 moves Aerospace’s business. the wing load more inboard Industry is reeling from the than on previous Airbus air- UK’s unexpected vote to exit craft. “There is more bend- the European Union, follow- ing than previously to have ing which Airbus CEO Fabrice a different shape in flight. Bregier says the future will The important point is to depend on the UK’s competi- optimize the cruise posi- tiveness and openness relative tion. This is different to the to other countries. wings we have done in the At stake is Airbus UK’s posi- past, which are rather stiff. GKN uses automation to produce this lower-cost single-piece lower winglet skin. tion as the center of excellence It is a compromise between for wings within the European Undertaking says it is too early is what would be the best wing aero and structures. manufacturer. Airbus Germany, to speculate on the implications for, say, 10 years from now? And “We also droop the flaps in the already the center for high-lift of the leave vote. The UK is an the next horizon, which is more cruise and play with the spoil- systems and vertical tails, has important player with a high like 2030, is what type of overall ers,” he adds. “So it is our first long coveted the larger wing number of participants and will aircraft configuration will it be?” wing where we start to use the manufacturing role, as has remain a member until it leaves New configurations are impor- movable surfaces that are there Spain, which now assembles all the EU. But the UK’s R&D strat- tant because of the aircraft ele- for control and high lift to adapt horizontal tails. egy – managed by the Aerospace ments that affect the wing. the shape of the wing in a simple The UK has stepped up its Technology Institute (ATI) – was “Where do you put the landing manner. It is a trend we are see- investment in civil aerospace crafted on the assumption that gear, because it is a big distur- ing for the future.” research and development, in its industry would also access bance for the structure of the A major challenge for carbon 2013 committing more than EU funding sources. wing?” he says. “Then there’s fiber is manufacturability, and GBP3 billion in government- Against the background of the engines. The trend is toward the A350 wing is the first to be industry funding over 10 years uncertainty created by the Brexit higher bypass ratio than on the assembled horizontally instead to be focused on wings, engines, vote, Airbus and the ATI are put- [Airbus] A320neo or A350, so of vertically. “With traditional aerostructures and complex ting the finishing touches to the where do you position those metal wings, we put the trailing systems. In 2015, this was “Wing of the Future” program engines versus the wing? edge in the jig, then the leading increased to GBP3.9 billion of R&D projects jointly funded “Or is it contrarotating open edge, put the ribs in, then cover through to 2026. by Airbus, the UK government rotors, and where would you put both sides,” says Champion. But the UK government may and Tier 1 partners including such engines, on the wing or the “The A350 is horizontal, which come under pressure to increase GKN and Rolls-Royce, as well fuselage?” he says. “If you put the allows us to go to a pulsed line its support, as leaving the EU as suppliers. gear in the fuselage and engines where the wing moves along is expected to cut its industry “For ‘Wing of the Future,’ we at the tail, then you have a golden the line.” off from European research are managing different hori- opportunity to have a clean wing One of the first elements funding, including the 10-year zons in parallel,” says Charles and natural laminar flow from of Wing of the Future is the Clean Sky 2 program now get- Champion, Airbus EVP of the beginning. This is what we Airbus Wing Integration Center ting underway and involving engineering. “The short-term are testing within Clean Sky (AWIC). This GBP37 million 4 billion euros in government- horizon is if we had to re-wing under the BLADE [Breakthrough development and testing facil- industry funding through 2024. an aircraft, what kind of wing Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator ity will be built at the company’s The Clean Sky Joint would we put on it? Mid-term in Europe] program.” Filton site near Bristol, with UK

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government support through the will be an open facility, allowing “strong wall” to which wings will UK’s focus on being the premier ATI. The AWIC will replace the its partners to work with Airbus be attached for structural test- supplier of wings, the uncer- existing structural test facilities on wings. ing. Both will have a grid into tainty caused by the Brexit vote used for R&D and in-service To open in 2017, the AWIC which actuators and test rigs can is particularly acute in Bristol, support and expand them to will have a concrete “strong be installed, says Mark Van Der whose citizens voted overwhelm- handle future wing designs. It floor” and unique movable metal Zwalmen, head of the wing test ingly to remain in the EU, not center. The movable least because it is home to both wall will allow Airbus to Airbus’ wing engineering center test longer-span, high- and GKN’s wing manufacturing aspect-ratio wings but plants. can be separated into In addition to wing design and two halves to test two testing, Filton is home to Airbus shorter wings at the Group Innovations’ 3-D printing same time. “plateau” and digital manufac- To house 300 engi- turing laboratory. On the same neers, the AWIC will site, GKN makes wing compo- be a major expansion nents for Airbuses, including of Airbus’ Filton site, the A380, having acquired the already home to 2,000 manufacturing operation from engineers working on the European airframer in 2009. wings, fuel systems and Filton is also GKN’s UK center Modular floor and movable wall will allow Airbus to structurally test different sizes of wing. landing gear. Given the CONTINUED ON PAGE 44 LOOK UP AND YOU’LL SEE OUR WORK

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d2p42-45 FINAL.indd 43 7/11/16 9:21 AM CONTINUED FROM PAGE 43 carbon-fiber structures. for additive manufacturing, The NCC has two Coriolis while the company’s nearby Composites robotic AFP Western Approach plant, opened machines, one provided by in 2012, manufactures carbon- GKN, and a larger Accudyne fiber wing spars and assembles Systems gantry machine. complete trailing-edge struc- Touring these sites pro- tures for the A350. It also pro- vides a clear view of the UK duces composite wing spars for industry’s deep involvement the A400M airlifter. with European research and Completing the wing- manufacturing programs. On related cluster is the National display at the NCC is a large- Composites Center (NCC) in scale test article for a highly North Bristol, which opened loaded composite inner wing, in 2011 with Airbus and GKN built under the EU-funded among the founding members. 101 million euro Advanced A composite wing spar section is inspected at GKN’s Western Approaches plant. The NCC is what the UK calls Low-Cost Aircraft Structures a “High-Value Manufacturing (ALCAS) program led by Airbus that improve aerodynamic four AFP machines, with a fifth Catapult,” created to act as a con- UK and involving 61 partners performance. going in as A350 production duit for government and indus- across Europe. Produced at the NCC on a ramps up. try funding to bridge the gap Also on display is the ground Coriolis machine, the winglet On completion, GKN- between laboratory research and demonstrator for the natural- replaces hand layup of woven developed “sacrificials” – thin industrial-scale manufacturing. laminar-flow (NLF) wing section carbon-fiber over a honeycomb layers of woven carbon-fiber – are Airbus UK moved its research built by GKN for Clean Sky’s core with a unidirectional fiber hand-positioned where the spars center at Filton to the NCC, BLADE project. The company AFP skin and internal waffle interface with other structures where it now conducts all of its built the leading-edge and upper structure that produces a single- and components. After curing, composites R&D, working with cover for the starboard NLF piece part. The design reduces these are machined to provide a its Tier 1 partners, says Airbus section that will be installed weight, cuts fastener count 50% precise join that does not require research and technology man- by Airbus on an A340-300 for and time per fastener 25%, and shimming, saving time in assem- ager Allan Kaye. Germany and flight-testing beginning in 2017. could lower manufacturing costs bly. The spars are then placed in a Spain have similar centers, but But displayed alongside by 20%, says GKN, which pro- jig and trailing-edge components while they work with thin com- the EU-supported ALCAS duces winglets for Bombardier. are installed and then drilled posite skins for tails, the UK’s and BLADE test articles is a The Bristol area also illus- using automated machines. focus is on thick carbon-fiber winglet lower skin produced trates how hard it would be to A gantry robot is used for the structures for highly loaded under the UK’s GBP12 million dislodge the UK from its niche thicker inner and center spar wings, he says. STeM (Structures Technology as a wing supplier, because of sections and robot arms for the For GKN, the NCC is one of Maturation) project. Co-funded the scale of investment already thinner outer section. Jigs can several composites research by GKN and the government, made. This is evident at GKN’s be positioned on both sides of centers, but it focuses on auto- and involving Bombardier, Western Approaches plant each robot arm. Once in its jig, mated fiber-placement (AFP) Spirit AeroSystems and GE where the company produces the wing section is moved by an technology that is key to achiev- Aviation, STeM aimed to support composite front and rear spars automated guided vehicle. The ing high production rates with new concepts in wing design for the A400M’s wing using three wing sections are brought automated tape laying. together in a fixture where the The spar is laid up flat and butt joints are laser-scanned and drape-formed in a mold splice plates machined, which tool, a technology devel- allows the spars to be bolted oped under the EU-funded together without shimming. TANGO program that pre- GKN is involved with both ceded ALCAS, says Chris composites and metallics, and Gear, GKN Aerospace expanded its portfolios with the chief technology officer. acquisitions of Volvo Aero and The rear spars for the Fokker Technologies. In metal- A350 wing use later lics, Gear says friction stir weld- AFP technology. Each ing (FSW) could “revolutionize” C-shaped spar is made in the use of aluminum and alu- three sections, made two minum lithium (Al-Li). He also at a time on either side of cites the potential for use of the mandrel on to which lightweight Al-Li in GLARE, an the automated machine aluminum/glass-fiber laminate Bombardier produces the C Series composite wing in Belfast, Northern Ireland. places the fiber. GKN has used in A380 fuselage sections

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produced by Fokker. the cost,” says Champion. “You research program. ensuring expertise and invest- “In the wing of 10 years from can do something perfect for The aerospace R&D linkages ment is not lost in the divorce. now, you could see tailoring of one wing, but when you have to between the UK and EU will But the UK government can composites, additive manufac- produce 60 a month you need be hard to unravel, and Airbus expect its aerospace industry to turing, metallic bonding, natural something very robust.” and its Tier 1 suppliers, such as look for additional support to laminar flow,” says Gear. “There Another part of Wing of the GKN, which have operations in stay competitive in the coming is an open debate between metal Future is figuring out how to both, have a key role to play in years. —Graham Warwick bonding, thermoplastics and make full use of all the carbon-fiber bonding. The issue moving surfaces. “We is rate, and drilling is the chal- started in the A350 with lenge. You either have to auto- the flaps and ailerons, so mate it or get rid of it, through why not the Sharklet [wing- FSW, welding or bonding. let]? How can you actively Manufacturability is a key use it to improve drag and issue for future laminar-flow alleviate loads?” Champion wings. In addition to mea- says. “Irrespective of how suring the drag reduction in the wing is manufactured, flight, BLADE is assessing two can you go a step further in approaches, by GKN and Saab, load alleviation, and what to manufacturing wings with type of control surfaces the tight tolerances needed to will you need?” In this, the produce the smooth surfaces UK is working with Airbus’ required for laminar flow. “One high-lift plateau in Bremen, of our bets is to go toward natural Germany, which is funded laminar flow, but the challenge is by the national LuFo A Sharklet wingtip is attached to an A350 on Airbus’ Toulouse final assembly line.

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rotection for VIP helicopters and civil air- integrates various countermeasures includ- By achieving a practical zero FAR, the Pcraft operating in combat zones has been ing chaff and flare dispensers (CMDS) and AMPS-MV complies with the European an issue due to lack of civil aviation regulation directional infrared systems (DIRCM) com- Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal certification of laser- and flare-based systems. bining target acquisition and directional laser Aviation Administration (FAA) civil avia- An exception in this field is the Airborne countermeasures. tion regulation procedures and is uniquely Missile Protection System (AMPS-MV), capable of being installed on both civil and developed by Israel’s Bird Aerosystems in military aircraft. cooperation with Airbus Defense & Space, AMPS is combat proven and has been which is shown on the Mi-8 that Ukrainian operational in Afghanistan and Iraq with Helicopters is showing there this week. more than 400 installations on platforms “AMPS-MV is the only system compatible such as the EC135, EC635, EC145, BK117, with civil aviation regulations and eligible to EC155, Cougar, EC225, Mi8, Mi17, UH60, be installed on both civil and VIP platforms,” S-92, CH53, B407, B200, B350ER, P3C, Ronen Factor, co-CEO and founder of Bird, C130 and many more. MILDS detectors are told ShowNews. “The system has evolved into installed in over 2,000 aircraft representing a standard system at NATO, including the more than 85% of the global market outside aircraft used during UN air operations and of the U.S. by U.S. and Canadian governments.” —Noam Eshel Bird’s AMPS-MV missile protection sys- tem enhances the protection for military and civilian aircraft against the growing threat of ground-to-air missiles (MANPADS). The system uses MILDS UV sensors to detect the signatures associated with missile launches. AMPS-MV adds an RF sensor activated upon detection of a UV threat, to act as a Missile Approach Confirmation Sensor (MACS). This sensor minimizes false alarms and confirms the validity of an incoming threat, leading to Advanced Countermeasures System tucked under the Ukrainian Mil-8 optimal and autonomous activation of coun- HIP gives the helicopter better immunity to air defense missiles termeasures or evasive action. The company Raytheon Launches Backpack APU

man-portable, kerosene- tablets and phones and whatever versus the in-service solution’s “We are engaged with a part- Afueled 2-5kW generator, – that’s a huge power drain.” 4 hr. ner on that,” Glachan confirms. developed in part to answer The system leverages proprie- “Let’s say there was a vehicle “Depending on his load, the dis- power-supply requirements for tary engine technology developed down for some reason: an APU mount may not need 2kW – they future soldier exoskeleton sys- by a third party – Raytheon will to give them 8 hr. of backup is may just need hundreds of watts. tems, could see application in not reveal the identity of its part- actually pretty useful,” says Neil And the battery could then be cus- commercial aviation as demand ner, but confirms that the prod- Glachan, business development tomized to suit the requirement.” for onboard power continues uct will be ITAR-free. The unit is executive for land systems at to rise. a hybrid design, which requires Glenrothes. “So we’re looking not “We haven’t looked into avia- energy from a lithium ion battery just at the dismount but whether tion uses at this time,” says Tom to start. This is then recharged this could be an accessory on a Cramman, business lead for during operation. military vehicle.” Raytheon’s power and controls Extant military solutions The unit currently only exists business at the company’s site in weigh 63 kg without fuel, 76 as a demonstration model but is Glenrothes, near Glasgow, where kg with a full fuel load, and expected to be available to order the system has been developed, require a two-man team to lift. later this year. A further potential “but the aviation industry is look- The Raytheon backpack will be customization could see the fossil ing at all sorts of ways of capital- between 10 and 12 kg without fuel source augmented with a pre- izing on having additional power fuel, and the company prom- charged lithium ion pack, which Backpack demonstrator shows a in the aircraft. We all get on the ises that an 8-kg fuel load would could permit very quiet running potential configuration of the portable plane and want to plug in our permit 8 hr. of power generation for close-quarters operation. power generator.

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d2p46 FINAL.indd 46 7/11/16 9:22 AM “The latest export-standard “But the way you manage that Hawk is about 90% different from data-rich environment is going the T1 standard we’ve been suc- to be as common to the F-35 as cessfully selling for the last 30 it is to the Typhoon.” years or so,” says Philip Hodge, Discussions are ongoing BAE’s Hawk support and training with BAE’s partner in India, business development director. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., BAE’s Hawk production “The Saudi Hawk is pretty much and the Indian defense ministry line at Warton. the baseline for the current export toward displaying a new configu- standard.” ration – dubbed Hawk Mk132+ It’s no coincidence that some of – during February’s Aero India Hawk Soars as Sales the biggest Hawk users, such as show. Paul Earnshaw, BAE’s head the UK and Saudi Arabia – whose of communications for military reputed US$3 billion 2015 con- air and information, says the com- Top 1,000 Aircraft tract for additional T2 Hawks panies plan to have a demonstra- pushed the total global fleet tor at the show: “Not necessarily; arnborough’s attention may bound for Saudia Arabia and over the 1,000 mark – also oper- [a] flying [aircraft], but an asset.” Fbe focused on the F-35 and Oman, representing the plat- ate Typhoon fleets. But Hodge “Rather than try and deliver Typhoon, but the other military form’s most advanced configura- argues that the Hawk’s suitabil- some sort of a point solution, jet in production at BAE Systems’ tion. And work is underway with ity as a training aircraft applies we’ll be able to present a level Lancashire plants is ringing the customers and industry partners across multiple current front-line of technology maturation that changes, too. The venerable in India to develop a combat- fighters. will allow the customer options,” Hawk continues to evolve, with ready version of the widely used “The current T2 cockpit is, says Hodge. “There are no insur- the latest T2 aircraft coming off trainer that will be unveiled early I guess, optimized to have a mountable challenges.” the final assembly line in Warton next year. Typhoon feel about it,” he says. —Angus Batey

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d2p47 FINAL.indd 47 7/11/16 9:15 AM Satair Group CEO Satair, Cathay Partner on Mikkel Bardram New Spares Supply Solution

Satair Group has confirmed a first customer taking care of Cathay Pacific’s for its innovative IMS (Integrated Material A350s, and some of those parts will be interesting for Services) contracting construct. The customer is other customers. We will of Cathay Pacific, which will use Satair to provide course reserve what we need a complete end-to-end service for expendables for Cathay Pacific, but as soon and consumables on the carrier’s fleet of 48 as we start seeing interest in these part numbers from oth- Airbus A350s. The value and duration of the ers, then we will stock more deal have not been disclosed. of them, create the availabil- ity in the market, and then e will take care of all the first ones are a success. Once generate some ad hoc sales “Wthe procurement plan- we have that proven and deliv- as well.” ning and inventory-holding for ered, then we can ramp up with Part of ensuring IMS is as the consumables and expend- other customers. We’re trying to efficient as possible – both ables for the A350 for Cathay pace it at the moment. It’s not to increase benefits to the cus- “Of course, we also need the Pacific,” says Satair Group CEO a lack of customer interest that tomer and realize margin for input from the airline about what Mikkel Bardram. “The entry into we’re facing – it’s the opposite.” Satair – will be an increased use type of maintenance checks they service of new aircraft is the right The solution has obvious of platform data to aid predictive do and at what point in time,” time to come in with an offering advantages for the customer, maintenance. Bardram confirms. “We’ll try to like IMS, because you don’t have which will realize cost savings “We’re constantly identifying make a projection based on their an existing setup or inventories. and improved parts availabil- ways to ensure that we can do maintenance events as to what For existing fleets it would be a ity while freeing up its own our forecasting and therefore they will need.” different type of discussion, but resources to concentrate on our inventory planning better,” Satair is in final negotiations the dynamics and the long-term core business. The benefits to Bardram says. “One is to work with its second IMS customer. value of the deal [are] similar.” the provider are a little harder to together with Airbus on the ini- Bardram is not ready to identify Satair developed IMS in see from the outside. Satair will tiatives that they have on this. them yet but confirms that the response to emerging require- embed a small team – Bardram Airbus is progressing fast in this platform under discussion is an ments among aircraft operators. says it will be 10 or fewer – in area and already has some good Airbus aircraft. Despite being Bardram’s belief is that Cathay Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong hub models in place for how to do owned by Airbus, Satair is able to Pacific will be the first of many while delivering improved ser- that. That’s of course a big part supply parts to Boeing customers IMS customers, but his company vice at lower overall cost. of the value proposition for us too, and Bardram believes IMS is needs to learn to walk before it “A service provider has some as well – that we’re right in the as applicable to their needs. can run. interesting network effects,” middle of this, and can ensure “In terms of the supply-chain “What we’re trying to make Bardram explains. “As soon as that we can use this data going setup, the role we have, the access sure right now is that we deliver,” we have part numbers in stock, forward.” to those suppliers for those cus- he says. “These are some new other customers come to buy Data from customers will tomers, we can do that for both areas that we are exploring here, from us. So we will be expanding also be required to bring max- Airbus and Boeing customers,” and we want to make sure that our general product portfolio by imum benefits. Bardram says. “Of course, we have an advantage with the technical planning side on Airbus, and we would need to find out how can we use the airline’s data to do that when it comes to a Boeing aircraft. Once we are hooked well into Cathay Pacific or to other customers, and are part of their daily operations with Cathay Pacific’s 48 A350s will be the first aircraft to be covered our setup, then we hope that by Satair’s IMS contract. they will want to give us the opportunity to also offer other products to them.” —Angus Batey

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d2p48 FINAL.indd 48 7/11/16 9:15 AM U.S. Opens P-8 Maintenance Training Center he aircraft has been in service for four section of the aircraft, and a twin set of com- tasks with replica hardware. Tyears, but one of the most important parts puter workstations. These virtual mainte- “From the students’ standpoint, it’s great to of the Boeing P-8A program is only just begin- nance trainers (VMTs) account for the vast talk about it in the classroom, come down here ning. The Maintenance Training Facility, majority of the training delivered. and do it virtually, then move over and actually located in a bespoke two-story building on Students learn the procedures for each put hands on,” says Bradberry. “Those three the U.S. Navy’s Jacksonville, Florida, base, is component or subsystem by carrying out levels of training give a much better outcome.” using a combination of physical, virtual and tasks on the VMT. Tutors program simulated The physical trainers vary in size from an classroom learning systems to ensure that new faults from their own workstation, monitor- avionics cabinet smaller than the average recruits are thoroughly familiarized with all ing progress as students follow procedures to hotel wardrobe through to a stretched 737 aspects of the aircraft’s maintenance before identify the fault, then remove and replace fuselage and wing, used to train both exter- they are let loose on the multi-million-dollar the component. Once competence has been nal and internal weapons-loading procedures. airframes. demonstrated on the VMT, the students move Bradberry, previously a P-3 instructor, believes The facility was built in 2013, and is in the to the physical device, and perform the same the high fidelity will bring huge benefits. process of training its first cadre of instruc- “This is actually not as expensive as if tors. “We teach a total of 10 courses to six you built a single close-to-scale trainer,” rates,” says senior chief aviation electron- he argues. “Outside of the expense you ics technician Dan Bradberry. Training would have to factor in what would hap- begins with a nine-day basic course of pen when the aircraft received modifica- classroom study before students are divided tions, and only one person would be able by specialism. to use it at a time. In a virtual environment The look of the different training rooms The VMT consists of I get the capability of doing multiple things student (rear) and may change, but the basics are the same: with one VMT, and everybody can be doing tutor (foreground) Each includes a full-scale replica of a workstations. something at the same time.”—Angus Batey

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01/07/2016 17:38 Lord Says Tier 1s Are Feeling the Pinch When the former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband coined the neologism “squeezed Lord’s Eastern middle” earlier this decade, he was thinking Promise about middle-income families whose incomes The announcement in May rose at a rate that failed to keep pace with that Lord had received a increasing living costs. But the term might memorandum of understand- ing to supply engine and APU yet come to refer to certain parts of the mounting solutions to Avic’s aerospace industry. MA700 turboprop airliner is seen by the North Carolina- ccording to Lord Corp.’s population lives in cities, but by headquartered company aerospace and defense 2030 [that figure will be] 60%. A Lord aerospace and defense president as a return on a long-term president, Bill Cerami, his com- The pairing-cities strategy is Bill Cerami investment. “This is really the pany is caught between the pin- driving single-aisle demand, third or fourth result for us [in cers of its customers’ require - where you’re seeing Airbus and and have the ability to meet cost China], but the first one we ments. The venerable Tier One Boeing sitting there with nine to objectives.” can disclose,” Bendali says. supplier – present on numerous 10 years backlog. That’s bringing The result is that suppliers such “We invested in this program rotorcraft via its vibration-con- with it a lot of challenges to the as Lord are finding that their with our Chinese partners, trol systems, and whose engine- supply chain.” capabilities and capacities are mount solutions are widely used At the same time, re-engine increasing, but the margins are and we and they think we’re on fixed-wing platforms – is programs are promising signifi- becoming tighter. And, Cerami providing them great value being urged to increase produc- cant fuel-efficiency gains and the argues, even as Lord’s products with the latest technologies.” tion rates and product capabil- customer is being led to expect and services get better, their edge ity, while charging less for its low – or no – cost increases. over competitors is diminishing. you how you’re going to deal with goods. “How do you get there, as a “There’s a few win-points you the price element. That edge, in “I went to several of this Tier One supplier? With a vol- have – reliability, quality, deliv- my opinion, is eroding all the year’s executive supplier confer- ume ramp, how do you do that?” ery, total ownership costs – and time. Not that we’re getting ences,” Cerami says. “Lockheed Cerami asks. “They [aircraft then there’s price elements,” he worse – we’re getting better. But Martin’s theme was ‘Accelerating OEMs] want fewer suppliers that says. “You’ve got to assess how the value edge is compressing, Affordability;’ Boeing’s was are more capable, that can take much of an edge in the first few and that’s going to force the cost- ‘More for Less.’ UTC’s was about risk rewards, that can invest, that you have versus your competi- price stuff to front and center.” the same. [They are looking for] have manufacturing capability, tors, and that will probably tell —Angus Batey 50% reduction in total costs.” The message Cerami took Fly-By-Wire, now a unit of Lord, helped develop the first fly-by-wire away was that innovation still commercial aircraft, the Airbus A320. remains vital to the industry – but price has emerged as the overriding consideration. “I think we’re migrating to a mindset at Lord where we’ve got to be the best solution at the low- est total cost,” he says. “There’s ways to do that, but I think we’re at a point where you may not even get invited on to the playing Lord Acquires Fly-By-Wire from SKF field if you don’t have a strong Lord Corp. has concluded the acquisition of Fly-By “It was no secret that we’ve been very active case to be made there.” Wire from bearing, seals and lubrication specialist in trying to seek the right company that’s a good However, Cerami notes, com- SKF. The cash sale was announced in March and fit for us,” says Rachid Bendali, Lord’s director for mercial aviation is looking at was valued by SKF at 39 million euros (US$45 aerospace and defense business development unprecedented growth, with the million). Fly-By-Wire was involved in the develop- global airliner fleet projected and strategy. “Fly-By-Wire is the perfect fit, be- to almost double over the next ment of the first fly-by-wire commercial aircraft, cause it’s another building block for our technolo- 20 years. the Airbus A320, and its 150-strong France-based gy breadth, and it also provides us with an existing “Urbanization is driving a lot workforce continues to develop and manufacture product line that has sales and that is very valued of demand,” he says. “I’m told fly-by-wire controls, sensors and actuators. by customers.” that currently 25% of the world’s

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will have a different internal Aero Vodochody Works Diverse Portfolio structure that will allow the air- frames to last up to 15,000 flight of Multiple Aerostructures Programs hours. “I believe the focus on the mar- Czech aerospace firm Aero Vodochody is ket will be in Asia, South America and Africa,” he added. reviewing its portfolio of aerostructures work to However, some L-39 operating focus on risk-sharing programs and engineering The difference between nations may face export restric- capabilities. Aero Vodochody and tions under the U.S. International other manufacturers is Traffic in Arms Regulations he company is focusing that we have the leverage (ITAR) because of the origin of Tattention on three key of the candidate aircraft the engine. programs: Bombardier’s C “We are trying to find a solution Series airliner, Embraer’s flying today: There are to ensure that ITAR will not limit KC-390 airlifter and the many, many countries the market of the aircraft,” said Sikorsky S-76 helicopter, around the world already Giordo. “Being a Czech company, CEO Giuseppe Giordo flying our product,” we have to respect all the export told Aviation Week in an limitations.” —Giuseppe Giordo, interview. The company is also exploring a CEO, Aero Vodochody “We are revising our strat- request from the Czech Air Force egy…considering the differ- that remain in service with dozens to get more performance out of its ent programs where we are of air arms. There are also about L-159 Alca light attack aircraft. involved,” explained Giordo, 80 examples in civilian hands. The company continues to mar- the former head of Alenia The L-39NG’s avionics ket that aircraft, selling off L-159s Aermacchi, now Leonardo- suite is built around Genesys made surplus by the Czech Air Finmeccanica Aircraft, who Aerosystems multifunctional dis- Force, which had ordered 72 but joined the Czech company plays and a head-up display by could only afford to keep around in May. Speel Praha. A Czech-developed two dozen operational. Since Giordo said the company embedded virtual training system then, Aero Vodochody has man- wanted to be involved not Aero Vodochody CEO Giuseppe Giordo has also been developed for the aged to place 12 of only in programs that used aircraft. the aircraft – 10 Aero’s manufacturing and assem- continuing the development of It will also have five mounting single-seat and bly capabilities but also those its L-39NG jet trainer, which points for weapons, giving it a that hinged on its engineering made its first flight in technology light attack capability. New-build L-39NG trainers are to have an internal expertise. demonstrator form with its new “The difference between structure allowing their Aero Vodochody is a risk-shar- engine, the Williams International Aero airframes to last up to ing partner in both the KC-390 FJ44-4M, last 15,000 flight hours. and the C Series programs. September. The On the KC-390, the company aircraft, which is responsible for the design, was built from development and production of an existing L-39, the wing fixed leading edge and will be is also building the rear fuselage section, all cabin doors and the cargo ramp. The company also designed, Vodochody developed and is building the and other manufactur- wing fixed leading edges for ers is that we have the leverage two twin-stick jets the C Series family. Giordo joined by of the candidate aircraft flying – with the Iraqi Air Force, while a says the company is preparing a new-build aircraft in today: There are many, many further eight single-seat aircraft itself for a ramp-up in C Series 2017, paving the way for market countries around the world have been purchased by private production in the near future. entry in mid-2018. already flying our product,” said contractors Draken International Production of the S-76 helicop- “The project is proceeding very Giordo. to support military training. ter fuselage has dropped off, how- well,” says Giordo. And by converting an exist- “Our priority is to give all the ever, because of poor demand. The company is targeting the ing L-39 into an L-39NG, Aero support to existing customers Production levels for the S-76 aircraft at the trainer replacement Vodochody also has the potential of the L-159 and the L-39,” currently stand at less than 10 market for some 1,200 aircraft in of offering the NG as an upgrade explained Giordo, “Supporting fuselages a year, Giordo said. the coming years, including the onto existing L-39 fleets, if cus- a fleet of 800 aircraft is a big Meanwhile, the company is market to replace the 800 L-39s tomers wish. New-built L-39NGs challenge.” —Tony Osborne

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or decades, the job of aerial the Gulf of Mexico in July 2010 to use a roll-on, roll-off system consists of seven tanks, capable Fspraying dispersant onto oil when oil companies realized of tanks and pumps that could of holding 15,000 liters of dis- spills at sea has fallen to slow that they needed to respond to be fitted into the cargo hold and persant. A service pallet moni- piston-engine or turboprop cargo such incidents more rapidly. connected to the spray bar, but tors flow rates and can deliver aircraft. Furthermore, aircraft types as the system was undergoing its dispersant through the spray bar But now, a UK-based team normally used for dispersant final set of flight trials, regula- behind the main wing at 600- is introducing converted jet spraying such as the L-382G tors re-examined the plans and 1,400 liters per minute. freighters to reduce response Commercial Hercules were decided that the dispersant was a Nonetheless, the redesign times, increase range and reach becoming costlier to hire, and flammable liquid and demanded delayed the 727’s service intro- oil spills almost anywhere in the their numbers were dwindling. a wholesale redesign of the duction by more than two years, world. “We looked at a wide range of system. and costs went above US$14 Oil Spill Response Ltd. aircraft,” said Robert Limb, chief So 2Excel and OSRL rewrote million, exceeding the original (OSRL), a cooperative formed executive of OSRL. “The 727 the certification standards for budget by an order of magnitude. by the oil industry to respond was a very good choice; at low- dispersant-spraying aircraft. The Spray operations with the to spill incidents, has teamed level, it is quite over-powered, it new regulations concluded that 727 are performed at speeds of with Britain’s T2 Aviation – part flies at 15 deg. of Alpha (angle spray systems and dispersant around 150 kt. and altitudes of of the 2Excel Aviation group – of attack), so when you are low- storage systems must be double- 160 ft. OSRL advises the use of to deliver two modified former level and spraying this protects skinned, be able to survive acci- a spotter aircraft, operating at FedEx Boeing 727-200s fitted the aircraft from bird strikes. If dents with forces up to 9G with- around 2,000 ft., to talk the 727 with internal tanks, pumps and you lose an engine, it doesn’t out spilling and be capable of onto the slick location and advise a spray bar to deliver dispersant have much of an asymmetric being vented or drained through its crew when to start spraying liquid. effect, and it could climb away separate systems to those already because the low altitudes make it The unlikely new role for quite readily.” on the aircraft. difficult for the 727 crew to judge the 727 was prompted by the Engineering work began in The Tersus (“clean,” in Latin) when to begin operations. Deepwater Horizon accident in 2013 with nods from regulators system developed for the 727 —Tony Osborne

The surprise winner as a quick-response emergency aircraft for oil spills? The Boeing 727. The rear-engine twinjet with excellent short- runway performance made its first flight more than half a century ago: on February 9, 1963.

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ifth-generation fighter jets how much latency can you sees on his display is the same as and put the force at risk, said Fare massive data hubs, afford?” Harrigian said during what international pilots see, he Col. Max Marosko, deputy designed with advanced sensors a June 30 event hosted by the stressed. director for air and cyberspace that vacuum in critical threat Mitchell Institute for Aerospace “How can we leverage what operations at Pacific Air Forces information and disseminate it Studies. “There’s a balancing partners are doing? How do we Command. The U.S. must all over the world. act there between how much ensure that if we’re going to fly demand policies that restrict But the international F-35 we share and how much we out there together, that when I the information flowing between poses a unique challenge, protect.” see a guy that’s red, my Brit over nations, he said. according to a top U.S. Air Force The Air Force is struggling there in the other lane is also “Sometimes we need to make general: How do you verify and to figure out how to get the seeing a guy that’s red?” he said. sure we separate the data ver- synchronize the data coming data from the jets into “some If our data is not synchronized sus the source of the data so in every day from 12 different cloud-shaped architecture that with the partners’, pilots could that we can ensure we are all on countries, each with its own then shares it with the force,” end up with conflicting identi- the same playing field, and we unique security requirements? Harrigian said. It is essential to fication information that could don’t have any ID problems that At issue is the F-35’s so-called make sure what a U.S. F-35 pilot delay weapons employment could lead to most likely a lack “combat cloud,” which is essen- of shooting, which would end up tially a vast library of threat data putting the pilots at more risk,” that every jet will eventually be he said. able to access. The library is The F-35 Joint Program Office made up of a total of four mis- (JPO) is working to ease the bur- sion data files (MDFs), one for den on the reprogramming lab each area of operations, which at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, enable the F-35 to be a “smart” which currently is responsible plane. MDFs compile all the for the entire MDFs library. The information about different lab is working as fast as possible assets in a region – from the but is overwhelmed with orders Are these advanced aircraft vulnerable in this age of the data cloud? from international partners as well as from the U.S. services, JPO chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan has said. The lab is, At issue is the F-35’s however, on track to complete so-called “combat MDFs 1 and 4, required by Air cloud,” which is Combat Command for F-35 essentially a vast library initial operating capability, by Aug. 1. of threat data that The MDFs can’t cover every every jet will eventually piece of data in the world, be able access. Harrigian stressed. More impor- tant, the JPO is focused on mak- —Lare Seligman ing sure the existing MDFs can friendlies to threats – in a “brick” quickly process new informa- that operators can load into the tion, he said. jet as a kind of reference volume. “I’m more worried about hav- Data sharing is critically ing a process in place where as important to fifth-generation soon as we see something in aircraft, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey the field that is an unknown, Harrigian, director of the F-35 you can then turn it back integration office, on June 30. into the system and two days But the Air Force is running later you have a new MDF,” into “policy challenges” with Harrigian said. “I want to be sharing the MDFs because some sure that when Hill [Air Force nations have a requirement to Base] goes someplace and they know the source of the data – but see something new, we have a sometimes that information is process in place that reacts to classified. that and gets the mission data “The question becomes: what file up to date.” data? How much? To who? And U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian —Lara Seligman

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VROC, the V-22 Readiness ALIS’s Children: Operations Center at Ridley Field in Pennsylvania, is equipped with touchscreens Networked and video monitors. Boeing is Prognostics working to expand the facility. for the V-22

Lockheed Martin’s globally networked sustainment solution for the F-35, ALIS (Autonomic Logistics Information System), is having an impact well beyond the program, extending to the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor.

oeing and the U.S. Naval conditions and fleet BAir Systems Command trends. [Operators (NAVAIR) appear to have been can] then make taking notes: The partners have decisions on how to improve bad responsibility of the customer. model come with significant set up a system similar to ALIS actors, get them out of the fleet, “The data [are] centralized and potential risks. An adversary which centralizes the analysis and potentially change mainte- aggregated in Navy systems for skilled at covert intrusion of of performance data from the nance practices.” access to authorized individuals,” digital networks could find the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force Those benefits will only be real- Nichols says. “We utilize USN huge data sets a treasure-trove Special Operations Command ized if the effort to understand the MIL networks to manage our data for assessing fleet readiness and V-22 Osprey tiltrotors. The aspi- performance of each aircraft goes and systems, following all of their performance. And questions arise ration is that fleet-wide data as deep as possible. The VROC cybersecurity and information- over network-security policy: At analytics will help maintainers program is therefore not just look- assurance policies and posture.” what point in the chain does anticipate and provision for com- ing at selected V-22 characteris- Boeing would like to roll out the security pass from the operator’s ponent failure and thus increase tics but is seeking to understand VROC model to other customers, hands to those of the OEM? availability while decreasing oper- the platforms in great detail. The and other fleets. “Application for “There are varying degrees of ating costs. data sets are vast. international V-22 customers is acceptance” to the VROC model, The VROC (V-22 Readiness “It’s worth noting the amount in development and initial discus- Openshaw says. “Not every opera- Operations Center) was stood of data involved with an effort like sions are positive,” says Nichols, tor is going to see the problem or up at the Bell-Boeing manufac- this,” Boeing Global Services and while Openshaw sees the initia- the opportunities the same way. turing facility in Ridley Park, Support director of tiltrotor sus- tive as really coming into its own Once you get past the processes Pennsylvania, in January 2015. tainment, Carolyn Nichols, tells when delivered as part of a holis- and the policy, you can start iden- Some 20 company platform and ShowNews. “[VROC has] access to tic sustainment package. “It’s not tifying places where you can bring maintenance experts, mathema- multiple data streams, including just about the data analytics, it’s technology to make even more ticians and software engineers but not limited to maintenance, about building a sustainment pro- robust the access to that data and work in the physical VROC facil- historical supply and aircraft- gram in which data analytics is a what you can do with it.” ity, where vast data sets from the recorded data. Customer data piece of it,” he says. There is a long way to go, both U.S. V-22 fleet are ingested, inter- reports include approximately But with the VROC barely 18 for users and for Boeing. But the preted and analyzed. 1,450 parameters per 1.6 sec. of months old, quantifiable cost company feels the benefits of real- “The capability of data analyt- flight for each Osprey.” savings or fleet availability sta- time data-analytics and prognos- ics is not so much about collectors Like ALIS, the VROC receives tistics are not yet available. Once tics will justify the investment of and infrastructure,” says Shane information digitally from vari- Boeing can produce some hard time, effort and resources, and Openshaw, Boeing’s director of ous V-22 operating locations. numbers to back up the concept’s the rewards will end up being Apache programs, who previ- Nichols would not be drawn on obvious potential, further busi- seen as sufficient to justify accept- ously led the company’s vertical- the precise model by which data ness is likely to follow. At present, ing the levels of risk involved. lift sustainment marketing. “The are sent from the users to the the company is finding some reti- “We’re just scratching the sur- key is being able to take the data company but confirmed that the cence from potential customers face on how data analytics can that you have, and mining that VROC has “ongoing and imme- around two key issues: data secu- benefit customers,” Nichols says. data for meaningful things that diate access” to the informa- rity and policy. “And we are certainly learning as will help you understand fleet tion. Security appears to be the The rewards offered by the we go.” —Angus Batey

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The U.S. Air Force’s chief of information dominance says as Silicon Valley-type tech hubs. contractors and their suppliers are being held to a “higher As the service grapples with its own security needs, it is also ramping up support for U.S. standard” when it comes to defending against cyber espionage Cyber Command (Cybercom), which employs than in years past, as modern, digitally dependent weapons such digital weapons at an operational level while as the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber enter development. also defending mission-critical military networks associated with the air and mis- ussian and Chinese hackers and some- platforms as aggressively and with as much sile defense, nuclear and space enterprises, Rtimes even company insiders are known as we can afford, and as soon as we can get among many others. Cybercom plans to stand there. It’s what we would call up 133 fully operational cyber mission teams USAF artist’s bolt-on cybersecurity.” by the “end of fiscal 2018.” As of April, 68 rendering of the Bender says patching or of those teams had reached initial operating new B-21 bomber. hardening older weapons capability and another 27 were fully opera- against cyber threats presents tional. The cyber mission force is authorized a “large bill” and 100% com- to grow from 4,990 people today to 6,187, pliance might not be afford- with personnel drawn from all of the services able. The force will need to and the U.S. Coast Guard. accept some “resiliency fac- The Air Force is committing 1,715 airmen tor,” he says. to 39 cyber teams, but Bender is also advocat- The Air Force will lean on ing for an organic cyber force that can sweep public-private partnerships its own networks and installations. He says to have stolen state secrets relating to the when it comes to cyber protection, as it can- the “devil is in the detail” when it comes to Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing C-17 and not attract the same number of tech experts protecting Air Force assets. —James Drew other major weapon systems by accessing vulnerable networks in the supply chain. It is generally accepted that China’s Shenyang J-31 and Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation com- bat aircraft are derived from stolen U.S. tech- nology, and swiped information is also used to create weapons that undermine American advantage. Speaking at a Defense Writers Group forum in Washington, D.C., on July 7, Air Force chief information officer Lt. Gen. William Bender Please join us: Hall: 2 Booth: B2 says the industrial supply chain remains an area of “deep interest and concern” and the Air Force is taking a “deeper look” into who is supplying parts and materials and what vulnerabilities could exist. “It’s not just pri- mary vendors, it’s secondary, tertiary and even further down,” he says. Bender says the B-21 team, like all major weapons system developers, must recognize that “the threat is real” and that it needs to be fully understood, discussed and acted upon. Unison is the technology leader in Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). He says a network “resiliency effort” is under Our products include ignition, PMGs, sensors, harnesses, tubes, way within Air Force Materiel Command and the various program offices to better protect ducts, air-starters, and heat exchangers. Unison serves both sensitive information from cyber hacking. original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in The B-21 project is managed by the secretive all aerospace segments. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. Resilience initiatives also target legacy air- craft – many of which predate cyber warfare as we know it today. Empower Inspire Execute “We have to go back in time and try to address known vulnerabilities,” Bender says. “We have a robust plan to get into those

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essna has announced EX’s already legendary versatil- Chere availability of under- ity by adding more mission flex- wing hardpoints for the Grand ibility to the platform, [which] is Crane SmartStem Tire Pressure Caravan EX. “These hardpoints operating in many special mis- Indicator for A320 and A330 expand the aircraft’s versatility sion roles around the world and by allowing operators additional accounts for a large percentage Airbus has selected Crane Aerospace & Electronics’ SmartStem tire mission capabilities such as of our worldwide Caravan fleet.” pressure indication system for the Airbus A320 and A330 family, extended range with additional While new as factory options, including the A320neo and A330neo. SmartStem provides wireless fuel tanks, increased cargo space, these will not be the first Caravan tire pressure monitoring, which improves safety, increases tire life and agricultural operations and the hardpoints. reduces the chance of operating with underinflated tires. Once certi- ability to configure the aircraft for The United Arab Emirates fied, it will be o ered as standard on new-production A330s, and as an missions that require armament,” Special Operations Command option on new-production A320s. The system can also be retrofitted. the company says. operates AC-208 “Combat Rick Jones, Crane SVP for sensing and utility systems, said, “Airbus Tom Hammoor, president of Caravans” fitted with aftermar- selected Crane’s tire pressure indication system due to its demon- Textron Aviation’s defense com- ket underwing pylons that can strated high reliability on large commercial aircraft, having accumu- pany, adds, “It’s essential that we carry up to four Hellfire missiles, lated tens of millions of flight hours of dependable service.” The tire continue to tailor solutions for and they are also equipped with pressure indication system is an option on the Boeing 737MAX and is our special mission operators’ a Flir Systems sensor turret. standard on 777s and 787s, and on the in-development Comac C919. needs. The hardpoint wing struc- Cessna parent Textron is here ture furthers the Grand Caravan at OE L2-L5. German Machine Tool Ranges from UK Supplier

isitors to the Farnborough manufacturers – Burkhardt + VAirshow will be able to dis- Weber, F. Zimmermann, SHW and cuss on a single stand the merits Waldrich Coburg, which also pro- of using top-quality CNC turning duces vertical turning lathes. and prismatic metal cutting equip- Richard Kingsbury, managing ment from seven different machine director of Geo Kingsbury, says that, tool builders in southern Germany, “Senior representatives will be on thanks to Geo Kingsbury, which is our stand to engage commercially the sole sales and service agent for and technically with managers and them in the UK and Ireland. engineers in the aerospace manu- The machine producers are facturing sector. Right across the Index and its subsidiary, Traub, gamut of applications and compo- which offer CNC single- and nent sizes, from a few millimeters multi-spindle lathes; Hermle, to tens of meters, we can offer solu- Geo Kingsbury handles such which builds three- to five-axis tions that are optimized to a user’s machinery as this machining centers; and four large F. Zimmermann metal cutter. requirements, with full support prismatic metal cutting machine every step of the way.” Hall 4, Booth H31.

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d2p62 FINAL.indd 62 7/11/16 1:48 PM Raytheon & Thales Rework Ventures With signs emerging earlier this year that all under Raytheon’s Integrated unidentified customer disagree- Defense Systems sector, possi- ment over scope growth. He sug- was not going as well as it once did, Raytheon bly involving the TRS JV. They gested that investors could be get- and Thales have divvied and downsized their entailed a US$36 million war- ting concerned that Raytheon’s defense joint ventures (JVs). ranty charge over defective shel- focus on growth was impinging ters and the US$22 million loss on “historically stellar Raytheon ccording to a July 1 for NATO agencies and NATO of an incentive fee owing to an program execution.” Aannouncement, Raytheon member countries, espe- In their first-quarter paid Thales US$90 million and cially for theater and ballis- report, Raytheon execu- TRS offers is taking over the U.S. branch of tic missile defense. Ground- ground-based tives said IDS was exiting ThalesRaytheonSystems. based radars and other air radars capable of an equity JV, which should The former TRS LLC – US command and control sys- detecting both produce roughly US$125 Operations is now a wholly tems will go to their parent traditional and million cash by the third unconventional owned subsidiary of Raytheon, companies. quarter to offset those two threats. under Raytheon Command The moves were fore - unfavorable surprises. and Control Solutions. TRS shadowed earlier this year. Indeed, in the July 1 SAS – French Operations is now After Raytheon reported announcement, Raytheon a wholly owned subsidiary of first-quarter 2016 financial said it will be recording a tax- Thales. results, Washington defense free gain of about US$150 The remaining TRS JV has consultant Jim McAleese in million in its second-quarter been restructured to focus on air May noted “two surprise pro- financial results. command and control systems gram-execution challenges” —Michael Bruno

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aris Air Show organizers (Hall 1, international de l’aéronautique et PBooth A10) are gearing up for the de l’espace, the organizing com- 2017 edition, reinforcing exist- pany), says. The proportion is ing services for a price that has said to be similar to what it was become comparatively attractive, at the same time in 2014. “Here they claim. A significant effort at Farnborough, we hope to final- will be made to attract youngsters ize discussions with all our major into aerospace, at a time when the customers,” Fournier adds. French industry keeps struggling The show will take place from to hire enough workers on the pro- June 19 to 25. The first four days, duction lines. Security will be a June 19-22, will be for trade visi- major concern, but visitors should tors only and the weekend, June not expect trouble, according to 24-25, will be public days. the organizers. Friday, June 23 will be open “Thirty percent of the show is to all and especially to students. booked since we opened for reser- This year, the SIAE will build on The Paris Air Show’s static display as captured by a photodrone last year vation in March,” Gilles Fournier, the greater-than-expected suc- managing director of SIAE (Salon cess of a dedicated area called prices are said to be increasing phones,” Fournier notes. “L’avion des métiers,” which could no more than the overall infla- Due to the ongoing terror- be translated as “Find your job in tion. Fournier asserts other major ist attacks in Europe, Fournier this plane.” Created in 2013, it air shows have raised their prices expects reinforced security. highlights about 20 jobs with live much faster over previous years. However, the alert level at the demonstrations. “Our show now has the cheapest show was already so high in 2015 “We are merging ‘L’Avion des stands and chalets, if measured on that visitors will see little differ- métiers’ with the educational and a per-square-meter basis,” he says. ence at the gate. The target is a employment forum,” Fournier In services, Fournier plans to maximum 10 min. for a trade says. The goal is to attract young- improve the show’s app to make visitor to walk through the entire sters and students to French aero- it a comprehensive visit support security check. space, where vacancies are hard tool – more than a GPS moving Generally speaking about to fill. The sector has unfairly map and list of exhibitors, he says. welcoming visitors, Fournier suffered from an image of dif- The SIAE will keep investing in emphasized that all personnel at ficult jobs, especially in produc- Wi-Fi and cell phone networks, the entrance are urged to smile, tion, French industry executives which it feels responsible for. including at those visitors express- believe. “It happens that 20,000 people ing a bad mood. Gilles Fournier For visitors and exhibitors, at a time want to use their cell —Thierry Dubois

Brexit? Forget It: Israel’s Elbit Is Set to Expand in the UK As countries in Europe are planning to increase defense spending, Elbit Systems has already estab- the European market and Great Britain represent a growing business lished a strong base in the UK, under potential for Elbit Systems. “The UK is one of Elbit Systems’ primary the wholly owned Elbit Systems UK markets. We don’t expect negative e ects due to Brexit: We have a (ESUK) subsidiary. With the recent strong established position, with five subsidiaries involved with major win of a major subcontract for the programs employing hundreds of people throughout the country,” Elbit supply of pilot training services under Systems president and CEO Bezhalel “Butzi” Machlis told ShowNews. the UK Military Flight Training System The company intends to expand its operations in the UK by adding new program (under JV with KBR), ESUK operating units and local employees as new programs evolve. As Elbit established a strong business portfolio practices in other strategic markets, the company plans to provide with the Watchkeeper UAS (through Butzi technology transfer from Israel to the UK to support those programs. JV with Thales) and the supply of Machlis According to Machlis, many new starts in defense programs are defense electronics and optronics for within the areas of expertise of Elbit Systems. “We are interested in the Ajax land combat vehicle. many new areas, including air/air sensors and avionics; unmanned In March 2016, Martin Fausset was appointed CEO of ESUK. Prior to aerial systems’ command, control, communications and ISTAR; soldier his appointment, he held senior positions in the aerospace, defense systems and homeland security – all [are] within the areas of expertise and automotive sectors, including at AgustaWestland, Rolls-Royce and for Elbit Systems,” he said. Ricardo PLC. —Noam Eshel

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e power it, we start of Hamilton Sundstrand and “Wit, we ventilate it, we Goodrich in 2012, is the larg- control it, we monitor it, we pro- est aerospace systems company tect it, we land it, we stop it,” in the world “by a factor of two,” says president Dave Gitlin, who says Gitlin. While it currently adds that an increasing focus supports 1,500 operators, growth on increasingly more electric, is expected to accelerate because intelligent and integrated air- UTAS has “twice the content on craft systems will help drive a the new programs than the air- 6% annual compounded growth craft they replace,” he adds. rate through 2020. “We have 2.5 Between new commercial, mil- million components in the air at itary and business jet agendas, and A320neo to Boeing’s 777X will also be driven by the sheer any one time. On every 787, we UTAS is supporting 160 devel- and the Embraer E-Jet E2 series, numbers involved in the mar- have 3,000 parts alone,” he says. opment programs. On the new “we average around $US4.6 ket surge, which is expected to The company, which was civil airliners, including aircraft million per shipset on the new see the commercial fleet expand created through the merger ranging from the Airbus A350 programs,” says Gitlin. Growth from 26,000 in 2014 to roughly 46,000 by 2034. UTAS says the current backlog is valued at about US$240 billion over the expected Chinese Whispers at Farnborough life of the various programs. AFTER LAST WEEK’S extensive show unfortunate, as what could have been the “We are a US$14.3 billion com- of military force in the South China Sea, fuselage of the preproduction FC-31 was pany and we spend US$2 billion resulting in heightened tensions with the spotted in a low-loader in China only last per year on innovation,” says Philippines, visitors to the Chinese Pavilion week, bound for final assembly. Gitlin. As part of this investment in Hall 4 might be expecting to see further Bellicosity at the current show is re- some US$500 million is spent evidence of the dragon in full roar. Instead, stricted to a model of the Harrier UAV, annually on various advanced technology development and however, the Sino-feline is in soft purring which now sports a range of weapons on testing laboratories “to make sure mode, with even the usual military aircraft five pylons in addition to a ventral sensor we are prepared for the tremen- display models spirited away to avoid creat- turret. Apart from a vague reference to the dous growth ahead,” he adds. ing a belligerent impression. Harrier being capable of loading “accord- Gitlin says UTAS remains con- Absent are the manned aircraft approved ing to users’ different mission equipment,” fident in the long-term strength for export to foreign air forces, the most the official literature draws a veil over its of the market, despite lingering modern of which is the Shenyang FC-31, combat options. concerns over the emergence of exhibited in the form of a magnificent And if the Harrier looks familiar, it might a possible “bubble” in the nar- model at the recent Dubai and Singapore be recalled that China has obtained manu- rowbody sector. “We believe air shows. This non-appearance is doubly facturing rights to what is better known as the backlog is very solid, par- the Evektor EuroStar two-seat lightplane ticularly in the single-aisle mar- from the Czech Republic. ket, where the backlog and the All other combat aircraft models having been purged from the Chinese Pavilion, only the Harrier UAV exhibits Remaining in the realm of light ramp-up [are] real,” he says. In warlike capabilities. aviation, China surprised visitors to the addition to the recent success of “Aero” show at Friedrichshafen, Ger- Bombardier’s C Series and the many, in April with a surveillance and expanding backlog of Embraer’s light attack model of the SAIC Xiaoying E2 family, UTAS also supports (Little Eagle), designated LE500M. This expanding military programs aircraft, too, has a Western counterpart such as the F-35 Joint Strike in the four-seat Socata TB20 Trinidad. Fighter. “We believe the back- —Paul Jackson log is solid and will continue to grow,” adds Gitlin. —Guy Norris

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Client: Pratt & Whitney Military Ad Title: New Multi Aircraft Publication: Aviation Week Farnborough Show News - July 12, Day 2 Trim: 9" x 12" • Bleed: 9.25" x 12.25" • Live: .25" inside trim ATR Projects Strong Demand Regional airliner manufacturer ATR is projecting a need for as many as 2,800 regional turboprops as the aircraft are used

to open more routes ATR-72 operated by across the globe. Sweden’s BRA arrives at Farnborough 2016. sing a new outlook model Uthat studies route creation, the company claims that airlines have used ATR aircraft to open Much of this growth is likely like the ATR-42, much fewer of Meanwhile, the company is routes to 460 new destinations to come from an expansion which are traditionally sold com- working to boost the aircraft’s since 2010, generating new ser- of routes in countries such as pared to its larger brethren, the capabilities, particularly in poor vices at a rate of 2.9% per annum. China and India, claims Zuzana ATR-72. weather. ATR is installing what The company predicts that Hrnkova, ATR’s vice president Hrnkova believes that the it calls its Clearvision System, with an average growth of 3% in of marketing. smaller aircraft will be used to which combines the previously gross domestic product across “We have predictions [of] over replace the current generation announced enhanced vision the globe, it forecasts heightened 3,000 routes opening over the of 30-seat airliners such as the system (EVS) with a synthetic route growth of near 4% over the next 20 years. This is a conserva- Embraer Brasilia, the Saab 340s, 3-D terrain model from a data- next 20 years, boosting regional tive estimate and will require 900 the Jetstream 41, and the smaller, base to produce a blended com- turboprop demand from 2,100 new turboprops,” said Hrnkova. older Bombardier Dash 8. The bined vision system (CVS) view aircraft in service today, to as Of the 2,800 aircraft required, company points out that with no that can be seen through Elbit’s many as 3,900 in 2035. some 2,200 will be for 61- to new-generation 30-seat airliners Skylens head-wearable display, Of those additional 2,800 air- 80-seat aircraft such as the ATR- in development, operators are allowing pilots to see through craft, 1,000 will be replacement 72, while a not-insignificant 600 likely to want to upscale to an poor weather and build an aircraft. could be for 50-seat turboprops aircraft like the ATR-42. understanding of the situation around them. “This will enhance the ATR for Leonardo Osprey Is Second-Generation AESA low-visibility operations, and it extends the operational flexibility LEONARDOFINMECCANICA (Booth L1) are controlled through a single processing of the airlines,” said Hrnkova. has unveiled a second-generation of active unit that collects the data and displays it as “Difficult weather conditions electronically scanned-array (AESA) search a single radar picture. due to fog can generate delays, radars. The flat-panel Osprey system, devel- Development began three years ago, and diversions or cancellations and oped at its Edinburgh, Scotland, site, uses two the company claims that the technology this impacts the airlines…this or three AESA antennas positioned around puts it five years ahead of its competitors. represents additional costs.” the platform aircraft, each providing 120 deg. Testing has been performed on a Reims- ATR believes that investment of coverage, and has no moving parts. Cessna F406 Caravan II twin turboprop. in such technology could help Each antenna contains Launch customer for the reduce the number of weather- 256 Transmit and Receive system is Norway, which related delays and cancellations. Modules (TRM) – 25% more will have the radar fitted to The Clearvision capability will than that the single array on its new 16-strong fleet of be introduced in 2018 when the the Seaspray 7500E radar AgustaWestland AW101 Standard 3 build of the -600’s fitted to U.S. Coast Guard helicopters as part of the avionics suite is certified. The HC-130J Hercules search Norway All Weather Search same avionics suite update will aircraft. The antennas, and Rescue Helicopter also introduce required naviga- which can be used in several (NAWSARH) program. Os- tion performance (RNP AR) different modes including prey has also been selected technology improving the navi- surface search, air-to-air and for two undisclosed U.S. gation capabilities of the aircraft. synthetic aperture radar and Leonardo’s Osprey radar is based on a requirements to be fitted to Air New Zealand will be the moving target indication, flat-panel antenna design. fixed-wing aircraft. —TO launch customer for the RNP AR capability. —Tony Osborne

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16SAS397_T100_AvWkShow_FIA7-12.indd 1 6/21/16 1:59 PM Leonardo staffers prepare Leonardo Sees Britecloud units for testing in the Batcave. ‘Brite’ Future for Countermeasures

Never let it be said that engineers lack a sense of humor. As Nick Jankunas, production manager and principal industrial engineer on the Leonardo- Selex ES Britecloud expendable active decoy, ushers ShowNews through the double bank vault-style doors of his team’s small, sealed aluminum manufacturing and test center, deep in the bowels of the company’s available from traditional coun- by Leonardo in partnership with Luton facility, he explains the name staff have given termeasures (see sidebar). The the UK Ministry Of Defense effect of operating it on one of (MoD) technology division, it. “We call this the Britecloud Assembly and Test Leonardo’s near neighbors would DSTL. Controlled And Ventilated Environment,” he grins. go well beyond nuisance levels. Britecloud has flown, and been “Welcome to the Batcave.” “The flight path in and out of qualified, on the Gripen, and Saab Luton Airport is right above us,” offers it as the EAD option for he security precautions are been designed to jam and spoof Jankunas points out. “The last Gripen customers, regardless of Tnot just for show. Part of the anti-aircraft weapon systems, pro- thing they want to do is be tak- model. Testing has taken place on work done in the Batcave involves viding pilots of fast-jet platforms ing off only to find we’re jamming Tornado, and ShowNews under- operating the small but very pow- with a better means of avoiding their signals.” stands that the MoD will shortly erful Britecloud unit, which has being shot down than has been Britecloud has been developed announce an order for further units to carry out a fuller evalua- tion program. From Chaff Clouds to Briteclouds The unit has been designed to Almost as soon as radars were used to track aircraft, it received and sent it back to the tracking radar, fit in standard 55mm chaff and countermeasures were invented to try to make that making it less easy to identify as a countermeasure. flare dispensers, so it has negli- job as dicult as possible. DRFM – digital radio frequency memory – added gible integration costs. A second Cha – first proposed in 1937 – worked well at considerable scope for sophistication, so repeater design, expected to be ready next giving radar a confusion of returns, but Doppler sys- transmissions would look more like the target air- year, packages the same systems tems soon allowed operators to track moving craft the tracking radar would expect to in a brick-like form to fit rectangu- lar dispensers, meaning Leonardo returns and filter out the cha. Jamming see. But to defeat an adversary’s radar, would have a solution for “prob- pods upped the ante, but missile designers the technology requires more power ably 90-95% of the air forces we’d devised home-on-jam modes, which could than has hitherto been available in an be allowed to supply,” according to turn the pods into missile magnets. expendable decoy package. Geoff Tithecott, countermeasure Towing a decoy on a cable some distance Britecloud squares this circle through systems capability manager. behind the aircraft oers the best of both a combination of Leonardo’s in-house A number of capabilities have worlds. Unlike cha, which can run out and innovation –Britecloud integrated prod- had to reach a level of maturity to remains in an area the aircraft has left, the uct team lead John Durant reckons his bring Britecloud to fruition. “It’s jamming signal lasts as long as the aircraft UK EW sta has over 500 years experi- a combination of new technolo- has power, and stays with the platform. If ence – and working with suppliers of gies becoming available commer- an adversary targets the source of the jam- o-the-shelf components to miniaturize cially, “ Tithecott says, “and a lot ming signal, only the decoy will be hit, them and make sure they will func- of clever things we’ve been doing not the aircraft itself. However, it is tion in every part of Britecloud’s de- with microwave and RF technol- an expensive solution, particularly manding operational parameters. ogy that are not generally avail- to retrofit. The batteries offer high-power, able in the commercial world. GenX, an American system devel- near-instantaneous start-up, and Battery technology has moved on, oped in the 1970s, added two inno- adequate duration for the transmis- and because of advances in semi- vations. It was an expendable system, sions; while the DRFM technology en- conductors, the big high-power jettisoned from the aircraft to lure track- sures the signal put out is tailored to transmitters of 10 or 20 years Britecloud deploys fins ago can now be made a couple of ing radars away from the platform; and it after ejection from a the tactical situation and the precise was a repeater, which returned the signal standard flare dispenser. nature of the threat. —AB millimeters squared.” —Angus Batey

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d2p72 FINAL.indd 72 7/11/16 4:15 PM Rainy Days and Mondays Get Farnborough Down

During Monday afternoon’s fighters (this year the F-35 Lightning II) – just for contrast – a hugely disruptive sand- conceded defeat by the elements. storm at Abu Dhabi. cloudburst, as the exhibition Eerily, in the past three years, international Any Airshow visitor observing a gathering halls flooded, their electricity air shows have suffered a spate of similar of locusts is requested to report the matter to supplies were disconnected scourges: flooding at Paris and Dubai and the organizers immediately. —Paul Jackson and Niagaras of water cascaded between the tiers of chalets, showgoers might have taken solace in the adage that “there’s always someone worse off than you.”

o be precise, that would have been visitors Tto the first day of the 1968 Farnborough (Sept. 16), when the Basingstoke Canal on the northern boundary overflowed and flooded the Laffan’s Plain end of the airfield, and a fish was later retrieved from the runway. As was the case this Monday, the flying dis- play was abandoned and so-called all-weather

The tail of the A380 is seen here deluged by torrential rain.

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d2p73 FINAL.indd 73 7/11/16 6:12 PM TAI Hürkus Wins Type Certificate

urkish Aerospace Industries’ The Pratt & Whitney Canada- in August 2013 and September The Turkish Air Force has THürkus-A turboprop trainer powered Hürkus (Free Bird) is 2014, respectively. ordered 15 Hürkus-Bs and has has been awarded a Turkish intended to compete with the The Hürkus, which is Turkey’s options for an additional 40, Directorate General of Civil current generation of turbo- first indigenous aircraft, is being which will serve as training Aviation Design Organization prop trainers such as the Pilatus developed in two versions. The units based at Izmir in western Approval (DOA) Type Certificate PC-21 and Beechcraft T-6 Texan basic Hürkus-A forms the basis Turkey. TAI hopes to start flying and a European Aviation II. Two prototypes have been of Hürkus-B, which will be fit- the first Hürkus-B by the end of Safety Agency Validation Type involved in the flight-test pro- ted with a more advanced avi- 2017, with deliveries in 2018. Certificate. gram, making their first flights onics suite developed locally by It has also been talking to the Aselsan to allow it to be used by Turkish military about an armed the Turkish Air Force for basic version of the aircraft called and advanced training, includ- Hürkus-C, which could be fitted ing simulated weapons delivery with surveillance equipment and of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons. stores. Hürkus-B will also be the The Hürkus type certificate first aircraft to make use of BAE is to be formally handed over Systems’ LiteHUD head-up dis- at TAI’s Chalet A32 this morning TAI’s Hürkus-A trainer will compete with the Pilatus PC-21 and Beechcraft T-6 Texan II. play system. at 10 a.m. Anka-S First Flight Planned for Third Quarter 2016

urkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is pre- electro-optical camera payload at the nose. Turkish Air Force. Deliveries of the first two Tparing to perform the first flight of its It will also be equipped with VHF/UHF radio systems will take place in the first quarter new Anka-S medium altitude, long endurance relay capability, allowing it to act as a com- of 2017, with those aircraft used for accep- (MALE), unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in munications node for troops on the ground tance trials. Two batches of four aircraft will the third quarter of this year, company offi- as well as a system to pick up transmissions follow later. cials have told Aviation Week. from Personnel Locator Systems. The Anka-S will be powered by a Thielert Anka-S is a radically updated development An Anka-B recently flew a prototype – now Continental – Centurion four-cylinder of the indigenously developed Anka UAV, Aselsan-developed lightweight synthetic aper- heavy-fuel engine as on earlier models, but which first flew back in 2010. As well as ture radar system, but it is not clear whether Senol says that Turkish industry is gearing boosting altitude and endurance performance this will be adopted on the Anka-S. up to develop its own UAV powerplants using over the original Anka-A, the Anka-S will be One of the two remaining Anka-As was automotive technology. TAI is also looking fitted with a satellite-based beyond line of pushed into operational service earlier this at options for the development of a high- sight (BLOS) communications system allow- year, flying missions on behalf of the Turkish altitude, long-endurance platform to meet ing surveillance operations to be performed Army from Elazig, in Central Turkey. the strategic needs of the Turkish Air Force over the horizon. The airframe of the Anka-S, Ten Anka-Ss have been ordered by the in the coming years. —Tony Osborne which has a bulbous front-fuselage that will contain the satellite communications uplink, performed its maiden flight last December. However, the new avionics that will integrate the BLOS capability will not be mated with the aircraft until the summer, explained Sinan Senol, EVP of TAI’s unmanned air systems division. The Anka-S is built on the development of Anka-B, a modernized version of the Anka-A with improved performance. Flight tests have already shown that it can fly at alti- tudes up to 30,000 ft., while endurance has been extended out to 24 hr., but this could be exceeded if operational altitude is dropped down to 15,000-18,000 ft. Senol says. Turkish Aerospace Industries is preparing for Operational Anka-Ss will be fitted with the first fight of the fully equipped Anka-S the Aselsan-developed Common Aperture derivative of the Anka UAV shown here. Targeting System (CATS) high-definition

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d607D1SHN025_SingaporeAirshow_EmbedFont.indd 1 6/23/16 9:06 AM Three Aerospace Icons Celebrate Centennials

Boeing, which marks its “Founder’s Day” Friday, is displaying innovations of the past, present and future at its Centennial Experience Pavilion. In partnership with Boeing, Éric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation (center), presented Greg Hamilton (right) and Aviation Week digitized its entire archive of Aviation Week & Space Technology – nearly Aviation Week & Space Technology editor in chief Joe Anselmo (left) with an Éclair 500,000 pages of articles, photos and advertisements – dating back to the magazine’s propeller, symbolizing the entry into aerospace of the company’s founder, Marcel founding on Aug. 1, 1916. The fully searchable digital archive is on display at the pavilion. Dassault, who built his first propeller in 1916. In return, Aviation Week presented A delegation led by Aviation Week president Greg Hamilton, with Penton SVP for strategy Trappier with a selection of its covers depicting key advances in Dassault’s history. and business development Warren N. Bimblick, visited the pavilion yesterday.

we head into the next century, Awards for we look forward to continuing 2017 Aviation Week Network Aviation Week to be essential to this industry through our network of aero - and SpeedNews Conferences Network space media channels, data Scheduled for Michigan The Aviation Week Network services and events.” In 2017, Penton’s walked away with three tro - Aviation Week phies at the Aerospace Media Awards in London on Sunday. Fellowship Network and The awards, now in their fourth for Guy Norris SpeedNews Confer- year, celebrate the achieve - ences will bring two ments of individuals and pub- Aviation Week senior editor Guy groundbreaking lications who have made a Norris is being made a fellow of events to the U.S. significant contribution to the the Royal Aeronautical Society, manufacturing hub Signing up for next year’s conferences here on aerospace industry. This year’s joining a prestigious roll call of of Michigan. The Monday (L to R): Joanna Speed, managing director, awards are a high point for the individuals who have achieved A&D events, Penton Aviation; Greg Hamilton, Fifth Annual Aero- Aviation Week Network, which innovation and excellence in president, Aviation Week; and Tony Vernaci, VP, space Manufactur- is marking its centennial year. their aerospace careers. global business development, Michigan Economic ing Conference, to Development Corporation. Awards were presented to the Guy, who has reported on be held at the Henry Aviation Week Network team aerospace for over 30 years, Hotel in Dearborn on May 2-3, will see leaders of major manufacturers for Best Digital Media, Best joined Aviation Week in 2007 and suppliers in the aerospace industry discussing manufacturing ca- Electronic Systems and Best and is based in Los Angeles. pabilities and processes, advancements and innovations, automation, Business Aviation submission. Commenting on the honor, industry trends and best practices. Then, the first AeroAuto Confer- Commenting on the wins, Hamilton said: “The accuracy ence on May 4 will unite executives representing global aerospace and Greg Hamilton, president of and balance of Guy’s reporting automotive industries to explore the many synergies between them. the Aviation Week Network, is widely respected. This well- “SpeedNews Conferences has a five-year history of informing aero- said: “We are proud of the con- deserved fellowship is a testa- space manufacturing executives at our Aerospace Manufacturing tinued excellence in journalism ment to Guy’s commitment to Conference,” said Joanna Speed, managing director of A&D events for that our global writing team helping advance and educate Penton Aviation. “Now, as the common ground between aerospace continues to uphold. Our edi- the aerospace industry.” and automotive continues to grow, we are adding our AeroAuto Con- tors continue to innovate and Guy joins Aviation Week man- ference –the first event that will put leading aerospace and automo- create compelling multimedia aging editor Graham Warwick in tive manufacturing executives and decision makers face-to-face… analysis on programs, technol- becoming a fellow of the RaeS. ogy and safety that is of deep Graham received his fellowship with a goal of improving operations.” value to the aerospace sector. As in 2014.

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d2p76 FINAL.indd 76 7/11/16 6:14 PM COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING BRIEFING Co-located with the Farnborough International Air Show Wednesday, JULY 13, 2016 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Hendon Room, Media Centre, Hall 1

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Produced by: Media Support: Supported by: Thirsty? Hungry? TAG Along to The Swan The Farnborough Airshow’s favorite watering hole, The Swan public house, reopened its doors in December after major refurbishment by Busy Time for owners TAG Farnborough Airport, who bought it in 2013. Farnborough Every two years the world’s aerospace industry descends on this normally quiet Hamp- shire town that has at its cen- ter the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport. In 2003, TAG Aviation took over this historic former flight test establishment, the company has so far spent GBP200 million to transform it into one of the world’s top business aviation airports. Its most recent upgrade of the passenger terminal and building of new fast track pas- senger exclusive access road has cost another GBP1 million and enables TAG to handle larger numbers of passengers traveling aboard airliner-sized corporate jets. A new lounge on the first floor of the termi- nal building now accommo- The Swan Hotel achieved worldwide fame thanks to this photo by Mike Vines of the giant Antonov An-225 on final approach dates up to 80 passengers. at the 1990 Farnborough Air Show. TAG’s intention is to grow this business, says CEO he Swan” is a famous you can check availability on the a screen in for the month-long Brandon O’Reilly, and it’s work- “Taviation landmark, and website (http://www.swanfarnborough.com) Euro 2016 Football finals. It’s an ideal spot from which to pho- and there is a phone number as been phenomenally successful. ing. Although Farnborough’s tograph aircraft arrivals, as it is well [01252 510920].” So at one end of the pub you can aircraft movements have positioned on the A325 road During its refurbishment have your very pleasant dinner or increased by only 0.5% from that borders the airport virtu- The Swan was completely gut- lunch, and at the other end you January thru May (against the ally in line with Runway 24. The ted, making its interior much can have a pint and holler at the same period last year) large pub garden has been completely larger, lighter and brighter and screen!” airliner-derived corporate refurbished and now has a pizza sporting exposed brick and nat- By popular demand The Swan aircraft movements (50-80 oven and BBQ. “The food is more ural wood. “It has an aviation has also gained a music license, tons MTOW) have increased Gastro Pub and has two menus,” theme, complete with wallpa- as many local people asked if by 7.4% compared to the same says Brandon O’Reilly, CEO per, which is a nod to the past,” bands that either used to play period in 2015. “The trend of TAG Farnborough Airport. says O’Reilly. “We’ve kept it as a there or the types of music that goes back even further,” says “There’s an à la carte menu with traditional English pub serving were played there live could O’Reilly, “2015 compared to main courses costing around good English fare.” It also serves return? “We took local guidance 2014 was also a record-break- GBP15 and a cheaper set menu many local beers, with most orig- and now have one or two music ing year at Farnborough for of pizzas and burgers. inating within a 40-mi. radius. nights per month performed by these aircraft types,” in which “We wanted to make sure we One such is brewed in nearby local bands – it’s been very well the airport handled 939 move- didn’t alienate people who used to Basingstoke and aptly named received,” says O’Reilly. ments of aircraft in this class. come here for a pint and a pie, but “Frequent Flyer.” Some of us can also remember “On the business aviation we also wanted, in typical TAG O’Reilly says, “We weren’t through a slight haze those classic side we see about 200-300 style, a high quality offering,” really sure whether we should put Karaoke nights that were usually extra movements during the he explains. He advises booking a TV in there or keep it strictly as won by a South Korean customer. week of the show.” tables during Airshow week. “It’s a gastropub, but we acquiesced Ah, those were the days…. pretty well booked already, but to requests from the locals to put —Mike Vines

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d2p78 FINAL.indd 78 7/11/16 5:32 PM Singapore Airshow Aims to Grow in 2018 The Singapore Airshow, the largest aerospace emerging technologies and prod- and defense exhibition in Asia, plans to increase ucts. “We plan to create a platform for start-ups and entrepreneurs, A New its scope and geographical reach for the next to create an ecosystem not only Helicopter event, to be held Feb. 6-11, 2018. for the big boys but also for the smaller players who want to play Show ore attendees, more exhibi- – and the show tracks that activ- in the game,” Leck explains. While the Singapore Airshow Mtors, and representatives ity, too. “Meetings between delega- He acknowledges that smaller from more countries are just some tions and VIPs rose 8% to 1,353, players often cannot afford to focuses on aerospace and of the goals for the next Singapore showing the event is a very impor- exhibit, so Experia is exploring defense, Asia needs a show Airshow (Chalet B19), says its manag- tant place for networking and set- ways to bring them in, from spon- dedicated to helicopters and ing director, Leck Chet Lam. ting the stage for future growth. sorships to helping raise funds. their growing use in civilian “It’s not just numbers attend- “Now we have set higher targets One feature will be a Singapore and parapublic roles, says ing but the number of countries for 2018,” says Leck. Even though pavilion to emphasize local com- Experia Events managing exhibiting,” he says. Both have it’s 20 months out, the organizer panies, especially smaller ones. director Leck Chet Lam. been growing over the years, and – Experia Events – says 75% of The island nation is a center Rotorcraft shows in Asia this year’s set new records as Asia’s exhibitors have indicated interest in Asia for education, technology are few and far between and markets continue to expand and to return. “That’s really encourag- and innovation, so universities very domestically focused, more companies there participate ing for 2018.” and local high-tech companies and he sees the opportunity in the global aerospace arena. In broadening its reach, the next will also play a greater role. to apply the same standards “[This year’s show] ended on a show will bring a greater focus on Visitors will see many changes as the Singapore Airshow to very high note,” says Leck. Trade around the 2018 event as devel- create a helicopter event as a visitors were up 7% to more than opment of Changi Airport contin- springboard into Asia-Pacific 48,000 from 143 countries and ues around the air-show site, with and beyond. regions, of which 30% were from a brand-new Terminal 3 opening overseas. Some 1,040 companies later that year and conversion of “The growth of the helicop- from 48 countries and regions the existing third runway from mil- ter fleet in Asia-Pacific is al- were represented, including 65 itary to dual use. The construction most double that of the global of the top 100 global aerospace is aimed at increasing Changi’s market. We want to create a companies. A strong point of the capacity to 24 million passengers marketplace in Asia-Pacific Singapore Airshow, VIP delega- a year from 17.7 million. for Asia-Pacific,” he says. tions, rose 5% to 286 VIPs from But the Airshow will remain 90 countries and regions. where it is. “The venue will not “VIP delegations are a very criti- change,” says Leck. “There could The result is the inaugural cal part of the show,” says Leck. be more ways to come in, but there Rotorcraft Asia, to be held They don’t just visit; they meet Singapore Airshow managing director are no disruptions that I see.” next April 18-20 at Changi other top VIPs and exhibitors Leck Chet Lam —John Morris Exhibition Center. “Exhibitors are signing up,” Singapore Airshow site on the Johor says Leck. These include Air- Strait, near the expanding Changi bus Helicopter, Bell Helicopter, Airport, a key Asian travel hub. Sikorsky, Russian Helicopters, Turbomeca and Honeywell Aerospace, he says, as well as providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul; equip- ment; and services. It helps that many of these companies already have chosen Singa- pore as a major base for their activities in Asia-Pacific. Leck says the event will be co-located with a conference and show for commercial unmanned systems, both airborne and waterborne.

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d2p79 FINAL.indd 79 7/11/16 5:32 PM OPINION BY RICHARD ABOULAFIA

The Iran Jetliner Illusion Why Airbus and Boeing May Be Chasing Fool’s Gold

Unless the Farnborough Airshow sees a cloudburst of unan- Imagine trying to repossess a jet in Iran, which is not a Cape ticipated orders, the large jetliner industry will have its first year Town Convention signatory. since 2009 with a book-to-bill ratio lower than 1:1. Through Iran’s jetliner requirements could be real but only if Tehran June, there were fewer than 450 net Airbus and Boeing orders. also agreed to reform its miserable state-owned economy, cre- For an industry addicted to ever-higher record production rates ate private-sector airlines and adhere to international finance and an average book-to-bill ratio of 1.8:1 in 2010-15, this is a norms. There are no plans to do anything like this. So it is likely troubling development, particularly with global political and most Iranian international traŽc will continue to fly on other economic uncertainty looming in the background. countries’ airlines. In this context, two large Iranian jetliner orders would be very Despite all this uncertainty, the two jetliner primes are eager welcome news. In January, Airbus announced an agreement to tout these orders as firm, particularly since they include for Iran to purchase 118 jets; in June, Boeing concluded a deal current-generation jetliners that are most profitable but most to sell it about the same number. But vulnerable to production cuts. These include Boeing 777s and there are strong reasons to doubt that 737NGs and Airbus A330s. For Airbus and Boeing, the possible Iran will ride to the industry’s rescue orders ožer a strong message to investors who are concerned this year – or anytime soon. the industry has peaked. Consider Iran’s aviation industry in a But more than this, the order announcements give everyone broader regional context. Since 1990, else involved exactly what they want. The Iranian government Middle East traŽc has grown from wants to leverage commercial opportunities for Western 30.8 billion revenue passenger miles to companies as a way of gaining negotiating power, both in the more than 400 billion today, according nuclear agreement and subsequent negotiations. At last year’s to the Airline Monitor. The total Middle Paris Air Show, Abbas Akhoundi, Iran’s transport minister, said East commercial fleet expanded to the country needs more than 400 jets worth US$20 billion. more than 1,600 today from 242 jets This has since increased to “400 to 500” jets. in 1990. Therefore, politicians in the West who are in favor of the But Iran is a backwater here. Once nuclear deal get what they want by taking credit for these com- its fleet was the most important in the mercial sales, linked as they are to the nuclear agreement. A Richard Aboulafia is analysis VP at Teal Group. region. Iran Air famously even ordered U.S. State Department spokesman said the agreement allows the Concorde. Despite strong popula- “civil aviation companies, including American companies, to tion growth, though, Iranian carriers pursue legitimate commerce with Iran,” which is good “for both transport a tiny fraction of this traŽc. the economy and for public safety.” The country has about 150 operational Republicans eager to criticize the Obama administration get transports, more than one-third of what they want, too. Right after last month’s sale, Reps. Jeb which are smaller regional types. Hensarling (R, Texas) and Peter Roskam (R, Iran’s international traŽc is increas- Ill.) wrote in a letter to Boeing: “American companies should ingly routed through the nearby Gulf not be complicit in weaponizing the Iranian Regime.” state carriers. Etihad Airways, Qatar Finally, consider presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Boeing 747s for Iran? A big Maybe. Airways and, most of all, Emirates have position on these orders. In February, after the Airbus order an- taken the bulk of the region’s fleet and nouncement, he told a CNN town hall meeting: “They bought traŽc growth. As state-run or state-controlled businesses, 118 Airbus planes, not Boeing planes. They’re spending all of Iranian airlines simply do not have the service, global reach or their money in Europe.… It’s so unfair and it’s so incompe- brands needed to compete with the Gulf carriers. Iran’s civil tent.… We’re handing over US$150 billion. We get nothing.” But aviation industry also has an appalling safety record. in June, after the Boeing order announcement, his campaign Financing the new Iranian jets is a major problem as well. issued a press release stating: “The world’s largest state spon- While the post-sanctions windfall of released assets will help, sor of terror would not have been allowed to enter into these there are many competing priorities. Low oil prices mean the negotiations with Boeing without Clinton’s disastrous Iran government is running a serious deficit. And third-party finan- Nuclear Deal.” ciers – essential to the jetliner business everywhere else – may Clearly, everyone gets what they want from these illusory Ira- decide that funding jets for Iran means unacceptable risks. nian jetliner orders. Even when they have no clue what that is.

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