The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow for 2 consecutive days this past week (19-20 July).

Raytheon delivered its 200th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to Boeing for installation on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft and the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet.

Boeing celebrated the 100th CH-47F Chinook helicopter built at the company's Ridley Township facility in the US this past week.

At the Farnborough Air Show, Shigeru Murayama, President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (KHI) and Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, signed a new cooperation agreement for the EC145, a new evolution from the BK117 helicopter family.

Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is on target with its fleet renewal programme following the delivery of the 8 Airbus A320-200 last month.