SP's MAI November 01-15, 2011 - Aerospace Updates
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IAF picks Boeing’s Apache Longbow chopperThe Indian media is abuzz with reports that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has selected Boeing’s Apache Longbow advanced attack helicopter.
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IAF, RAF Oman joint exerciseA four-day joint exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) concluded recently at Air Force Station, Jamnagar.
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Eurofighter delivers 300th Typhoon to the Spanish Air ForceThe 300th Eurofighter Typhoon, produced by the four partner companies of the European consortium, was delivered on October 19...
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Alenia signs C-27J support deal with LithuaniaAlenia Aeronautica has recently signed a contract with the Lithuanian armed forces worth about euro 10 million to provide logistics support to the Lithuanian Air Force’s C-27J aircraft.
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France–upgrade of E-2C Hawkeye aircraftThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sales (FMS) to France for the upgrade of four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft and associated equipment...
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Boeing completes delivery of RAAF Super HornetsFour new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Super Hornet fleet at RAAF Base Amberley recently...
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Brazilian C295 fleet reaches 25,000 flight hoursBrazilian C295 fleet, consisting of 12 Airbus Military aircraft, has reached 25,000 flight hours after six years of successful operation in Amazonia and Mato Grosso...
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Eurocopter showcases Surion at Seoul ShowEurocopter has been supporting Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), who is the producer of the Surion, as a primary partner in the Korea Utility Helicopter (KUH) programme.
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Northrop Grumman completes lot 1 deliveries of LITENING G4 targeting podNorthrop Grumman Corporation has completed delivery of the first 50 LITENING G4 advanced targeting (AT) pods under a $277.8 million...
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New airlift routes provide new possibilitiesPlanners here teamed with planners from the US Transportation Command and the aircrew of a C-5M Super Galaxy to open a new non-stop route from the US to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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‘Kamikaze drone’ in the makingKamikaze pilots or pilots on a suicide mission, first came to light during World War II. Now men need no longer give up their lives in a war in such fashion as new drones are being developed with suicide mission capabilities.
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Harfang passes 5,000 flight hour milestoneOn October 15, the Harfang medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft logged its 5,000th combat flight hour.
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AAI introduces next-gen Shadow M2 tactical UASAAI unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company...
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South Korea developing VTOL UAVSouth Korea is developing its first indigenous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
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UAV research takes off with NSF grantAerospace engineering Professor Subodh Bhandari has received a $3,60,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
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Argentina – C-130H avionics upgradeThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sales (FMS) to Argentina for commercial-off-theshelf avionics upgrade of five C-130H aircraft...
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Embraer strengthens partnership with Brazilian industry for KC-390 ProgramThe Brazilian company AEL Sistemas, based in Porto Alegre, was selected by Embraer Defense and Security to supply three more components to the KC-390 military airlifter and tanker jet: the self-protection system (SPS)...
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Turkey seeks partner for naval copter dronesTo boost Turkey’s naval intelligence capabilities, military and procurement authorities here have launched a new programme for the co-production of unmanned helicopters.
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US spends billion dollars on UAV data links and groundcontrol stationsThe US Department of Defense (DOD) spending for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data links and UAV ground-control stations exceeded $1 billion in federal fiscal year 2010, report market researchers at Frost & Sullivan.
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AEgis largest provider of 3D visualisation for unmanned vehiclesThe AEgis Technologies Group is now the largest provider of 3D visualization and embedded training devices for unmanned systems.
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AAI delivers Aerosonde and Orbiter UAVs to the US ArmyAAI unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) announced on October 26 that it has delivered an Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned aircraft system and an Orbiter miniature UAS to the US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).
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Thales to study UAS command and control by satelliteThales Alenia Space has won a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a nine-month study regarding satellite communications solutions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).