SP's MAI Issue No. 3 | February 01-15, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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Lockheed Martin delivers fourth upgraded CBP P-3 Orion in record timeLockheed Martin delivered the fourth P-3 Orion with new mid-life upgrade (MLU) modifications to US Customs and Border Protection...
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Eurocopter test flying Albanian Super PumasEurocopter is test flying and preparing to deliver the first AS532AL cougars to the Albanian Armed Forces.
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Indra develops a maritime surveillance light aircraftIndra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, is working on the development of a new maritime surveillance light aircraft in collaboration with Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam
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PZL-Swidnik wins Polish contractsPZL-Swidnik, an AgustaWestland company, has signed contracts with the Polish Ministry of National Defence valued at approximately PLN380 million net (€90 million) for the supply of five W-3WA Sokól helicopters...
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Boeing receives additional US Air Force JDAM contractBoeing received a $126 million contract from the US Air Force for approximately 5,000 joint direct attack munition (JDAM) tail kits.
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Switzerland is Centaur launch customerAurora Flight Sciences announced that the Swiss Department of Defence has become the first customer for the Centaur optionallypiloted aircraft (OPA).
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nEUROn demonstrator presented to industrial teamThe nEUROn, European UCAV technology demonstrator, has been officially presented to the representatives of the six participating countries...
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USS Simpson and Fire Scout set sail for AfricaThe MQ-8B Fire Scout, the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea departed on January 17 from Mayport, Florida
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Northrop Grumman statement on Global HawkNorthrop Grumman Corporation has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 programme...
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Rheinmetall and Cassidian pool their unmanned aerial systems activitiesRheinmetall and Cassidian have agreed to pursue Rheinmetall’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) activities together in a joint venture.
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US Air Force leaders bank on F-22, F-35 capabilitiesFifth-generation fighter aircraft are key to America maintaining domain dominance in the years ahead, US Air Force officials claimed during a media roundtable in the Pentagonon January 24.
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Seoul orders 20 FA-50 attack aircraftWith the New Year barely under way, South Korea is once again demonstrating a determination to build a formidable military force capable of dealing with potential enemies.
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Marine Osprey squadron flies last mission of Afghanistan deploymentA Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey squadron flew its final combat mission, January 17, to complete its deployment to Afghanistan.
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Sukhoi begins flight tests of the 3rd serial Su-35SThe 3rd serial multi-purpose fighter Su-35S-3 piloted by test pilot Taras Artsebarsky recently took off the airfield of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAPO).
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New AWACS plane enters Russian Air Force serviceA modernised A-50U Mainstay airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force, Defense Ministry spokesman Colonel Vladimir Drik said.
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Ultra wins Embraer KC-390 contractsUltra has announced that its control business has been awarded two contracts by Embraer Defense and Security for its KC-390 military transport aircraft.
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Thales and Aerovisión present FRONTEX with UAV for border controlThales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar for the European Agency, Frontex, the organisation in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member states.
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Pakistan develops indigenous attack grade UAV BurraqPakistan is developing an indigenous attack grade UAV, known as Burraq, which will significantly increase the procurement of drones, surveillance equipment and satellites for ground monitoring.
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Russia allocates $160 million for UAV developmentRussian Helicopters has received 5 billion rubles ($160 million) from the federal budget for the development of three types of UAV.
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AAI unveils Shadow Knight UAV for MRMUASAAI Corporation is proposing a new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) design for the US Navy’s medium-range maritime unmanned aerial system (MRMUAS) requirement.
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GA wins $30 million to support Gray Eagle UAVGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $30,342,272 costplus-incentive-fee contract.