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  1.   Emirates placed today an order with Boeing for an additional 30 777-300 ER aircraft, worth Dh33.4 billion ($9.1 billion). The new order adds to the fleet of 71 777-300ERs previously ordered, of which 53 aircraft are currently in service.
  2.   Boeing unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, a demonstrator that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to 4 days.
  3. FLIR Systems and Flightglobal have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial displays.
  4.     Flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, launched flights to Karachi, Colombo and Irbid, bringing its route network to 22 cities.
  5.   (TADS), an Aerospace/Defense Services contractor based in Nevada, USA, joined the UAE-based Defense Services Marketing Council (DSMC).
  6. Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) delivered the first of two 42-metre Landing Craft being built for the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.
  7.     Boeing announced an agreement to acquire Narus, a leading provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software used to protect against cyber attacks and persistent threats aimed at large Internet Protocol networks. The acquisition...
  8. In a move towards cutting its defense budget by some 3.5 billion euros, the French government plans to postpone a number of Air Force programs, including replacement of the in-flight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro upgrade of Mirage 2000D...
  9. Airbus submitted this past Thursady its bid for a huge US military contract for tanker refueling aircraft also eyed by bitter rival Boeing.
  10. After having been revealed at Eurosatory exhibition, the Nexter Systems XP2 technology demonstrator is prepared to resume a second trials campaign aiming at characterizing its entire driveline.
 



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