SP's MAI Issue No. 10 | May 16-31, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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Airbus Military A400M receives initial type certificate from EASAAirbus Military has received the initial type certification for the A400M new generation airlifter, marking a key milestone on the road to first delivery...
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Australia buys 10 C-27JThe Royal Australian Air Force will buy ten C-27J transport aircraft to replace the DHC Caribous it retired in 2009. Deliveries of C-27J will begin in 2015.
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Boeing KC-46 tanker programme completes prelim design reviewThe Boeing KC-46 tanker programme has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) with the US Air Force...
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Goodrich products on Embraer’s KC-390 military transport aircraftGoodrich Corporation has been selected to provide the air data system, ice detector, windshield ice protection controller...
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Lockheed Martin F-35Bs ferried to Eglin, marking 25th DoD deliveryTwo Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft were ferried to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, recently...
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Successful flight of Rustom-IIndigenously designed and developed Rustom-1 made 14th successful flight recently at Kolar with attainment of about 11,500 ft AGL (above ground level) and speed of above 140 kmph during 2 hrs 10 minutes of cruise.
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K-MAX deployment extendedLockheed Martin has announced that two unmanned K-MAX helicopters will remain in theatre in Afghanistan until September on a deployment extension.
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Brazil’s Falcão’s first flight before JulyBrazilian firm Avibras is concluding final assembly of the prototype of the ‘Falcão’ [Falcon] unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
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Camcopter S-100 completes Italian Navy flightSchiebel’s Camcopter S-100 has taken a further step in consolidating its strong maritime position by being the first UAS (unmanned air system)...
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Finland selects Orbiter 2Finland’s defence ministry has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems’ Orbiter 2 unmanned air system (UAS) for its operational needs.
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UAV market to grow mostly in Europe, AsiaUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have repeatedly proved their worth in recent conflicts.
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Turkey’s first modernised T38M prototype deliveredThe first prototype of TAI-modernised T38 jet trainer aircraft was delivered to Turkish Air Force (TurAF) recently at TAI’s facilities.
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Pratt & Whitney delivers 50th F135 engine for F-35Pratt & Whitney has delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the US Department of Defence.
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BAE prepares to test long-endurance droneBAE Systems has taken a step closer to removing pilots from fighter jets by launching the first major test flights for a new generation of intelligent drone aircraft.
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Boeing provides tactical cross-domain capabilities for Predator/Reaper RPVBoeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritusHardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the ground control station (GCS) of the Predator/reaper remotely piloted vehicle (RPV).
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Shadow Hawk munition launched from Shadow UASLockheed Martin successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 unmanned Air system (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the target.