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AVA 432 MXS aerobatic plane pushed back to the flight line in front of the new Ukraine AN-178 transport plane.
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Antonov An-178 from the Ukraine made its international debut here, five weeks after making its first flight on May 7, 2015. The aircraft will have avionics suite similar to the An-148, and will use Progress D-436-148FM engines. The An-178 is proposed to replace outdated aircraft like the Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26 and Antonov An-32.
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The Textron Systems (AAI) US Army RQ-7B dwarfs near its big brother, the USAF C-130J.
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As little as it is, the MQ-7B Shadow can be lethal, carrying two FFLLM weapons in this armed configuration.

 

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This combat proven IAI/Airbus Eagle I Harfang is in service with the French Air Force. It is displayed here with two EO payloads.
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The Airbus Defense and Space Tanan rotary wing UAV can be configured to carry guided missiles such as this light Multi-Role Missile (MMP) from MBDA, or laser guided rockets.
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Airbus A400M military transport aircraft is designed to carry payloads that cannot roll-in to the C-130J, such as this VBCI armored infantry fighting vehicle.
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The Brazilian EC725 Caracal on display at Airbus Helicopters static area. Airbus has recently won several orders for this helicopters, beating rivals from the USA, Italy and the UK.
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More than 130 Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters are in US military service. This is one of four helicopters playing for the ‘red force’ at the US Army training base at Hohenfels, Germany
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Raytheon displayed the Next Generation Jammer pod on an E/F-18G ‘Growler’ wing, along with an AGM-88E AARGM anti-radiation missile.
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Another impressive display at Raytheon was the BGM-109G Tomahawk cruise missile, on the backdrop of other air/ground and air/air weapons from the company.

 

 

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A closer look at some of the weapons on that wall show (from top to bottom) the Joint Strike Missile, developed with Kongsberg of Norway, the GBU-53B (SDB II), Paveway 4, AIM-9X Block II and AIM-120C7 AMRAAM.
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This TC-350 tethered balloon from A-NSE provides persistent surveillance over a specific area. Airships built of similar design can also carry loads and cruise for extended missions.
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The Airbus E-Fan is a prototype two-seater electric aircraft being developed by Airbus Group, primarily for pilot training. This prototype was unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow 2014.
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At the Paris Air Show 2015 Airbus unveiled a full scale mock up of the E-Fan 2.0 electric pilot training aircraft, designed for training and recreational flying.
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Another recreational aircraft from Poland is the Flaris LAR-1, a five seat single engine powered aircraft equipped with a Williams FJ 33-5A. This ultralight jet airplane is designed to operate from grass airstrips. The semi-elliptical wings profile is optimized for high speed, and lift-to-drag ratio and is benign to stall. The manufacturer plans to complete certification by 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

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