SP's MAI December 01-15, 2011 - Aerospace Updates
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India launches new-generation strategic missile Agni-IVIndia successfully test-fired the most advanced long-range missile system Agni-IV recently. The missile was launched from a road mobile system from Wheelers’ Island off the coast of Orissa.
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Lockheed Martin completes assembly of the first international F-35The first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory recently.
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Third PAK FA jet flight testThe third advanced tactical frontline fighter (PAK FA) performed its first flight recently in Komsomolsk-on-Amur KnAAPO.
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H-1 helicopters with Northrop Grumman integrated cockpit avionicsNorthrop Grumman Corporation’s integrated avionics system (IAS) played a key role in pre paring the AH-1Z helicopter for its first operational deployment
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US, Indonesia agree on F-16 transferThe US and Indonesian Presidents issued a joint statement recently from Bali, Indonesia, reaffirming their deepening engagement and announcing the planned transfer...
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Kratos in $105 million UAV support contractKratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that its weapon systems solutions division—Digital Fusion Solutions (DFSI) subsidiary was a critical team member of Aerodyne
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Camcopter UAV trials on new French OPVSchiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has once again successfully proven its highly efficient maritime capability...
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Pratt & Whitney engine powers UCAS-D flightPratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system have successfully powered the first flight of the second Northrop Grumman X-47B
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Rheinmetall shoots down UAV with laserHaving recently used a high-energy laser weapon to down an unmanned aircraft at a proving ground in Switzerland
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GA-ASI demonstrates Lynx maritime mode on aerostatGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
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Israel’s giant Eitan becomes operationalIsrael Air Force’s largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development.
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Lockheed Martin awarded US Navy sensor system contractLockheed Martin received a contract to complete the development of the infrared search and track (IRST) sensor system for the US Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the engineering, manufacturing and development phase of the programme.
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Sikorsky wins bid to supply 12 BlackhawksThe Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam announced the contract award for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) support helicopter project to Sikorsky International Operations, Inc, US.
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Ghana gets Airbus Military C295The Ghana Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two C295 aircraft that it ordered from Airbus Military.
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Researchers and responders to develop UAV visual common groundResearchers and responders from the Texas A&M University System have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a visual “common ground” between operators and responders...
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Argus One UAV demo soonWorld Surveillance Group Inc. (WSGI) announced that free flight testing and customer demonstrations of the Argus One UAV will take place at the US Department of Energy Nevada test site in early December 2011.