Computers Technos: Finmeccanica, Piaggio, Boeing. News from the Dubai Airshow

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Finmeccanica, Piaggio, Boeing. News from the Dubai Airshow – Formiche.net

It opened its doors Sunday ‘s Dubai Airshow, international air show which will end on November 12 in the United Arab Emirates. Inaugurating the largest showcase in the world for the industries of aerospace and defense was Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum .

THE VISIT OF MINISTER PINOTTI

To visit the excellence of Italian industry in Dubai has been the minister Roberta Pinotti. According to the Twitter profile of the Italian Embassy in the UAE, Defense Minister, before leaving the United Arab Emirates, also met with the Italian military stationed at the Air Task Force (TFA) Al Minhad, in Dubai. During the show, are also exhibited the Frecce Tricolori.

NUMBERS

The biennial fair, which in 2013 had over 65,000 visitors, sees this’ year attended by over 800 companies from more than 50 countries. Here are some of the latest innovations in the field of aeronautics exhibition in Dubai.

NEW FINMECCANICA

Mauro Moretti CEO of Finmeccanica, said that the company “look to the UAE as a strategic partner to provide the best technology solutions to private customers and the Armed Forces. We are working on different aspects in the field of aerospace, defense and security systems and we are developing high-tech for P1.HH, a drone with excellent prospects for the market. “

NEW HELICOPTERS

There are several new products presented by Finmeccanica. For the first time in the region, AgustaWestland has presented his two helicopters to remote control SW-4 Only RUAS / OPH (Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System / Optionally Piloted Helicopter) and SD-150 HERO. On show – said a statement from the group Finmeccanica – also the latest developments in the range of helicopters AgustaWestland AW189 and the AW169, which together with the AW139, are part of the family of helicopters of new generation of the company, and the share same design philosophy and approach to maintenance and training.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF Alenia Aermacchi

In the aeronautical Finmeccanica will be present with the twin-engine MC -27J, a flexible, agile and competitive requirements for multi-mission air force and special forces, created by Alenia Aermacchi, which has a historical presence in the country, which recently provided the aerobatic team, the Al Fursan, the MB-339, the same as fitted to the National Aerobatic Team, the famous Frecce Tricolori. This, in the chalet Finmeccanica (A56-A57), a scale model of the M-346, the most advanced trainer aircraft on the market today, designed to train pilots for military aircraft, already selected by the Air of United for their requirement of advanced trainer, notes a statement from the group chaired by Gianni De Gennaro.

THE PROGRAM Eurofighter

At the Dubai Airshow is also present the Eurofighter Typhoon, the multi-role fighter that Finmeccanica, through Alenia Aermacchi, participates with an important role in the definition, design, development and production of the aircraft. The Eurofighter program also helps Selex ES , developing more than 60% of on-board. Among the systems developed, the innovative radar Captor-E, the new electronic scanning radars that will be installed on the copies of future production, the self-protection system Praetorian and passive infrared Pirate.
Finmeccanica, always through Selex ES, It contributes to the development of P1.HH HammerHead of Mubadala. The P1.HH, a collaboration with Piaggio Aerospace, complements the innovative mission SkyISTAR, ideal to carry out surveillance operations and patrolling. Selex ES also provides the system of command and control, data links and ground control station, as well as integrate all avionics on board.

WHAT unveil PIAGGIO

At the show in Dubai it will be possible to view for the first time in public a demonstrator of MPA, the new multi-role patrol aircraft for surveillance missions. The front section of the aircraft fully equipped and complete the new avionics and mission system was exhibited at the stand of Mubadala (shareholder of Piaggio Aerospace). “The main objective of the demonstrator – reads a note of the company – is to provide accurate and realistic representation of the capacity of the system and of human-machine, also showing the improvement obtained in increasing the visibility tern from the pilot “.

PLANS AIRBUS AND BOEING

A look optimistically to the Middle East it is also Airbus , which – according As reported by Thomson Financial Finance – is estimated at about 2,500 aircraft demand for new aircraft in this region by 2034, for a value of 590 billion dollars.
Over the next 20 years ( 2015-2034), – the company announced at the Dubai Airshow – the air traffic in the Middle East will grow by 6%, higher than the world average estimated at 4.6%. ” Airbus forecasts that will be required if 2,460 new passenger and cargo aircraft, of which 1,890 aircraft will respond to the needs of growth and 570 will replace the old equipment. The European group also estimated that the fleet of passenger and cargo aircraft in the Middle East will almost multiplied by three by 2016, from about 1,100 in 2015 to more than 2,950, including new aircraft.

According to forecasts of competitor American Boeing published last week and taken from Thomson Financial, the demand for new aircraft in the Middle East will be approximately 3,180 aircraft over the next 20 years, for a value of 730 billion dollars .

AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA

Present at the show in Dubai since 1993, Russia has presented more than 200 new products of 23 companies, including the the Rostech and Rosoboronexport and manufacturers of MiG, Sukhoi, the Russian Helicopters and the Almaz Antey that produces air defense systems.

The general director of Rosoboroneksport, Mikhail Zavalij, stressed the significant increase request for weapons systems made in Russia in particular in the Middle East “because of the escalation of the crisis on a global scale.” The general manager of the corporation Rostech Sergei Chemizov has cited among these delivery systems combined gun-missile Pantsir-S1 in the UAE. The official specified that the Russian weapons “are highly efficient and can be used in adverse weather conditions”, and are therefore required by the partners in the Middle East “which means reliable and tried to defend national security and sovereignty.”

Zavalij explained that the products that are of greater interest from Middle Eastern countries and North Africa are the Su-35 and MiG-29М / М2, the Yak-130 advanced trainers, as well as helicopters and military transport d ‘attack of Russian production.