SP's MAI Issue No. 5 | March 01-15, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
International Conference on autonomous unmanned vehicles
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyOrganised by the Aeronautical Development Establishment...
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India to order 71 more Mi-17 V5 medium lift helicopters
By SP’s Special CorrespondentFollowing the order for 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters that is in the process of induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF)...
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Global Hawk achieves two BAMS milestonesNorthrop Grumman Corporation has commenced flight tests of the first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar destined for the US Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System
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Harvest Hawk modificationIn February 2012, the US Marine Corps received the first KC-130J Harvest Hawk (Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit) armed tanker with a modified paratroop door...
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Lockheed Martin F-35 updateLockheed Martin’s F-35 programme continues to build on its 2011 flight test success.
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Boeing delivers 257 Super Hornets on time, on budgetBoeing on February 22, 2012, announced that it has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the US Navy.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing B-1 Bomber completes 10,000th combat missionThe Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the US Air Force on June 29, 1985...
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BAE Systems to provide electronic warfare systems for B-2 bomberBAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman – Aerospace Systems to provide electronic support measure (ESM) systems...
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Israel selects M-346 trainer aircraftThe M-346 trainer aircraft of Alenia Aermacchi has been selected by Israel’s Ministry of Defence to train its air force pilots.
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ACAB to develop KFX fighter Radome prototypeThe Volvo Aero owned company, Applied Composites AB – ACAB – has been appointed by LIG Nex1, a LIG Group company in South Korea...
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Boeing to support Korea F-15KsBoeing has announced that it has received a performance based logistics (PBL) contract from the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) to ensure the long-term...
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250TH C-130J Super Hercules built is deliveredAirbus Military has recently signed a firm contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) to supply nine C295 military transport aircraft for delivery to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence.
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Boeing marks first anniversary of KC-46A Tanker contract awardThe Boeing KC-46 Tanker programme recently marked the first anniversary of receiving a US Air Force contract...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Watchkeeper to be key pillar of Anglo-French defence cooperationThe largest tactical unmanned air system (UAS) in Europe...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
End of the Harfang mission in AfghanistanOn February 16, 2012, the French Air Force’s Harfang drone detachment carried out its final mission in the Afghan theatre...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Insitu delivers the first two Integrator UAVsThe first of two Integrator unmanned aircraft systems for the US Marine Corps has been flown and delivered by Insitu Inc. The first Integrator system...
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Cassidian to support MedEvac missions in AfghanistanCassidian will support the Forward Air Medical Evacuation (FwdAir-MedEvac) mission carried out with NH90 helicopters of the German Army in the evacuation of ill and injured persons.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
DRDO systems to help in CBRN emergenciesThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a slew of ground-based and unmanned aerial systems to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Indian Navy UAV incidentAn Indian Navy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into a hill near Visakhapatnam.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
New entrant aims at UAV, drone marketAdvanced Defense Technologies, Inc., (ADTI) announced recently that it has signed a joint venture with North Carolina-based Halberd Corporation to build next generation drones and UAVs.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Obama signs UAV Aerospace BillThe US President Obama signed a $63.4 billion Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation bill that opens the door for integrated commercial and civil use of unmanned aerial drones in US airspace.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Rustom-2 first flight in February 2014The first flight test of indigenously developed UAV Rustom-2, set to be used solely for defence purposes, would take place in February 2014...