In July, China demonstrated the JF-17 the fighter developed with Pakistan for the first time overseas at the Farnborough Airshow in Britain.

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As well as the RAF Waddington show, the Vulcan has been given the green light to take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, Gloucestershire, and the Farnborough airshow in Hampshire.

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This week, at the Farnborough International Airshow, the two companies making Europe's Galileo spacecraft put pen to paper on their contractual relationship.

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Speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow, Science Minister David Willetts said he intended to address this issue with both the UK Department of Transport and the European Commission.

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