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Inside this issue
• Unmanned aerial vehicles are staging a comeback
• Emerging funds for aircraft clients come at a steep price
• Interviews with industry leaders at the Paris air show - -
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Aircraft makers face cloudy skies
Fundamental shifts in the defence and aircraft building sectors add to economic woes, say Kevin Done and Sylvia Pfeifer
EADS: Airbus prepares for declining production
Orders fall sharply as recession tightens its grip, writes Kevin Done
Financing: Easing of credit offers some hope
But the new debt that is available to aircraft buyers is far from cheap, reports Justin Baer
Boeing: Concerns centre on military division
The commercial arm can see some upside but the defence unit is at greater risk, reports Hal Weitzman
Conflicts to come: The art of predicting wars
Defence groups use the ‘Portal’ to look into the future, writes Sylvia Pfeifer
Procurement: US cost cuts under fire
The fight will be bitter, says Demetri Sevastopulo
UK defence industry a hostage to politics
Contractors face uncertainty as the government stalls on long-term investment decisions, writes Sylvia Pfeifer
Unmanned aerial vehicles: Drones win their spurs
UAVs, proven in combat, are moving off the battlefield, says Jeremy Lemer
Remote pilots take on the pirates
Robert Wright sees first-hand the key role of unmanned aircraft
US plays for fighter domination
Governments are pitting leading jets against one another and the stakes are high – survival for their makers, write Jeremy Lemer and Gerrit Wiesmann
