SP's MAI November 16-30, 2011 - Aerospace Updates
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C-130 Hercules programme hits another historic milestoneLockheed Martin recently celebrated the rolling out of the 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at its facility here.
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Russia ships first Mi-17V-5 Helos to IndiaRosoboronexport has supplied the first batch of Mi-17V-5 multirole utility helicopters to India as part of the contract signed in 2008.
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India mulls additional AWACS procurementThe Indian Air Force is seeking government approval to order two additional Israeli Phalcon AWACS aircraft at a cost of $800 million.
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Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion powers sea trials for F-35 programmeSea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft.
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NH90 reaches milestone as TTH90 development endsAcceptance of final operational configuration marks the end of TTH’s development, and enables deliveries to begin by year-end in full operational standard.
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Alenia wins support deal for Italian ATR-72MPsFinmeccanica, through its company Alenia Aeronautica, has been awarded a EUR 100 million contract by the General Directorate of Air Armaments of the Italian Defence Ministry...
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PAK FA aircraft have performed 100 flightsThe Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter (PAK FA) flight testing programme recently reached an important milestone – completion of 100 flights.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 flight testLockheed Martin’s F-35 flight test programme continues to make progress. Since the last flight test update issued on September 20
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Elettronica system protects ATR-72 platformThe Italian Ministry of Defence has selected Elettronica S.p.A.’s ELT/800 system for the protection of its ATR-72 platforms.
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Rustom-1 completes fifth successful flightIndigenously designed and developed Rustom-1 made its fifth successful flight recently while flying at an altitude of 2,300 ft above ground level (AGL)
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Navy to arm Northrop Grummanbuilt Fire Scout unmanned helicopterNorthrop Grumman Corporation has started work outfitting the US Navy’s...
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Turkish UAV Anka successfully completes test flightsTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that Turkish MALE UAV ‘Anka,’ produced at TAI’s facilities in Ankara...
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Boeing looking at revolutionary droneBoeing is reportedly working on a revolutionary drone that can stay in the air for up to four days at 65,000 feet.
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Kuwait - technical/logistics support for F/A-18 aircraftThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Kuwait for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance, and technical services in support of the F/A-18 aircraft
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US Army rolls out first Apache Block III helicopterThe first Apache Block III helicopter was delivered to the US Army recently during a ceremony at the Boeing plant here in which the aircraft was rolled out on stage under bright lights and a wisp of generated smoke.
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Boeing wins $1.4 billion order for second P-8A production lotBoeing is being awarded a $1,377,823,556 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to procure seven P-8A multi-mission maritime low rate initial production II aircraft.
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The UAV payload and subsystems market 2011-21The global surge in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use in recent years has led to leaps in development and spending on sensors, radars, cameras, signals intelligence (SIGINT), detection, communications and attack capabilities included in their payloads.
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DCNS and Thales demonstrate automatic deck-landing of UAVsDCNS and Thales announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the technology demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been notified by the French Defence Procurement Authority (DGA).