SP's MAI Issue No. 2 | January 16-31, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED | INTERVIEW
"T-Hawk does not require a runway or large volumes of airspace to get into position"Pritam Bhavnani, President, Honeywell Aerospace India, spoke about the unique characteristics of T-Hawk.
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NHI celebrates delivery of the 100th NH90NHI has delivered the 100th NH90 helicopter. This helicopter is a NH90 TTH (tactical transport) variant, and was delivered to the Italian army on January 3, 2011.
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US and Saudi sign $30 billion saleBoeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney has welcomed the announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it has reached an agreement to purchase from the US Government...
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A-29 Super Tucano wins defence contract in USThe US Air Force announced that it has selected the A-29 Super Tucano, produced by Embraer Defense and Security, for the light air support (LAS) programme.
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Boeing delivers first C-130 AMP aircraft modified by WarnerBoeing and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has delivered the first C-130 avionics modernisation programme (AMP) aircraft modified by Warner Robins.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
K-MAX unmanned helicopter makes first cargo deliveryA new era in unmanned aviation began earlier this month when Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 operated a K-MAX...
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Turkish SSM to purchase Anka UAVThe Turkish Government has announced that it will be purchasing the Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from TAI.
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Navy’s customised RQ-4 Global Hawk in actionTwo years after extensive tests in Middle East, the US Navy’s customised RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV is now operating with a carrier task force at sea.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Joint venture Harpia Sistemas unveils UAV designBack in September Embraer formalised the creation of a joint-venture between its defence division...
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Northrop pitches new Fire Scout UAV to US Marine CorpsThe US Navy’s newest Fire Scout drone may also become the Marine Corps newest aerial cargo drone if prime contractor Northrop Grumman has its way.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Elbit Systems awarded Hermes 900 contract in AmericasElbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems...
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Longbow receives order for radar systemsThe Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the US Army for AH-64D Apache Block III Longbow systems.
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Turkey to buy F-35Turkey has officially decided to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets. As a member of the international F-35 consortium, this was the country’s first official expression of commitment in buying the aircraft.
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Bell Helicopter’s 429 for TurkeyBell Helicopter has been selected by the Turkish National Police from a field of several companies to enter final negotiations for an award for 15 Bell 429s with an option for five additional aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Army to deploy vertical take-off UASThe US Army is using a hybrid-type acquisition approach to develop a helicopter-like, vertical-take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (VTOL-UAS)...