SP's MAI Issue No. 9 | May 01-15, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
RSAF’s G550 early-warning aircraft combat readyThe Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) boosted its capability to detect and track aerial threats as it marked the achievement of Full Operational Capability (FOC) status by its Gulfstream 550 AEW aircraft on April 13, 2012.
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AEROSPACE
BAE Systems to upgrade EW capabilities on Saudi fighter jetsBAE Systems announced a $367 million contract to deliver 70 digital electronic warfare systems/common missile warning systems...
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Europrop delivers engines for first production A400MEuroprop International (EPI) has started delivery of the first production series TP400-D6 engines which will power the French Air Force’s first A400M military transport aircraft into service in early 2013.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing opens Chinook training facility in the NetherlandsThe Boeing Company and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a stateof-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near Royal Netherlands Air Force base...
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RAAF carries its most passengers in A330 MRTTThe aircraft of 33 Sqadron, RAAF carried 220 passengers from the Australian Defence Force Academy as well as its 14 crew, on a two-hour flight from Defence Establishment Fairbairn last month.
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Rolls-Royce awarded $598 million V-22 engine contractRolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a $598 million contract with the US Department of Defense for 268 AE 1107C engines for US Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman to upgrade Fire Scout for US NavyThe US Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Marine Corps plans rigorous K-MAX UAS testsThe K-MAX cargo unmanned helicopter has impressed Marine Corps aviation leaders since the aircraft deployed to Afghanistan on December 17...
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GA-ASI unveils new enhanced endurance designs for Predator BGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading...
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AEROSPACE
Modernisation of 10 Rafale MarineThe first ten Rafale Marine fighters delivered to the French Navy in the early 2000s will be upgraded from their current F1 standard to the latest F3 standard, according to Christophe Carpentier...