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Dassault Pitches Falcon 7X and 8X for Australian VIP Fleet 02 Maret 2017 The Falcon 8X at Avalon. (photo : Paul Sadler) Dassault Aviation is pitching its Falcon 7X and 8X tri-jets as the best solution for the Australian Government’s Special Purpose Aircraft (SPA) fleet. The France-based airframer has brought its flagship 8X to the Australian International Airshow at Avalon, the first time the aircraft has been on display in this part of the world. And Dassault Falcon Asia Pacific president Jean Michel Jacob said Avalon was a great opportunity to showcase the brand-new Falcon 8X capabilities to the local market, noting its smooth entry into service and positive feedback from customers. “It comes at the right time to promote this aircraft to both the government and private customers,” Jacob said at Avalon on Tuesday. The company has two aircraft at Avalon 2017, with a Falcon 2000LXS on display alongside the Falcon 8X. Although this was down from the three aircraft in 201...

Textron Pitches VTOL Shadow UAV to Australia 11 Januari 2017 Textron VTOL Shadow UAV (photos : FlightGlobal, Textron)  Textron Unmanned Systems is studying the feasibility of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which it hopes could be an upgrade option for the Australian Army"s ageing fleet. In 2016, the company revealed a VTOL variant of its smaller Aeronsonde UAV dubbed the HQ, and it is now assessing the possibility of transferring this technology to the Shadow. Both Australia and Sweden operate the older V1 variant of the UAV, but while Sweden is working under a sustainment contract that will keep the fleet flying until 2020, Australia is looking towards alternative VTOL systems. "I think they are looking more at the vertical take-off technology, and they haven"t warmed up to the V2 [digital Shadow] yet," Ed Fox, Textron Systems Unmanned Systems vice president of tactical unmanned aircraft systems, tol...