SP's MAI Issue No. 14 | July 16-31, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
Indian Coast Guard - Aviation
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe Indian Coast Guard is the principal agency for enforcement of provisions of all national enactment in force in the Maritime Zones of India (MZI) and provides following services to the nation and marine community.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Defence orders in a tailspin
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughOn the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow—primarily a commercial aerospace show—a £50 million defence contracts...
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012 | INTERVIEW
Globemaster C-17 arguably the most efficient airlifter
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughThe Farnborough skies were clear and a team of international journalists, including yours truly, were all set for a sortie on the heaviest airlifter of Boeing, the Globemaster C-17.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Saab unveils new surveillance aircraftDefence and security company Saab unveiled its new Saab 340 Maritime Security aircraft which is capable of effectively monitoring large areas and is the key to maritime domain awareness.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
MBDA launches SpearMBDA, Europe’s leading missile systems company, unveiled Spear, a new, high precision surface attack weapon for fast combat aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
The Russians are coming
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughUAC reworks strategy to take on world market
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Pratt & Whitney delivers first engines for Boeing C-17s to IndiaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation has delivered the first four F117 engines for the Indian Air Force...
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Indonesian Air Force to buy second batch of A-29 Super TucanoThe Indonesian Air Force has signed a commercial contract for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
The NH90 marvels crowds at airshowThe NH90 new generation helicopter was displayed at Farnborough airshow. The NH90 NFH is the most recent and most flexible helicopter for naval...
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AEROSPACE
Eurocopter’s Puma Mk2 helicopter upgradedThe upgrade of UK Ministry of Defence Puma aircraft took a major step forward last week with Eurocopter completing its first internal qualification of the Puma Mk2 aircraft.
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AEROSPACE
Second Boeing P-8I aircraft for India completes first flightThe second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing offers mediumsized maritime surveillance aircraftBoeing has announced that it is offering a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) to the global market. MSA builds on technologies developed for Boeing’s larger intelligence, surveillance and...
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AEROSPACE
MBDA’s meteor firings conclude with lethal displayHaving now completed 21 air-launched test firings, MBDA is on track to deliver the first production Meteor BVR air-to-air missiles by the year end.
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AEROSPACE
Alenia Aermacchi introduces MC-27J, multi-mission version of the SpartanAlenia Aermacchi has introduced a new version of the C-27J battlefield airlifter, the MC-27J.
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky wins $8.5 billion contractThe US Army and Navy have signed an $8.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to buy a baseline quantity of 653 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters through December 2017.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
BAE Mantis concept demonstrator to fly in the UKBAE Systems has announced its intention to re-fly the Mantis UAS concept demonstrator – this time in UK airspace.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
US Navy to land UAV on aircraft carrierA team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System programme office tested communication software for the UCAS-D programme...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Selex set to rollout new Falco Evo UAVSelex Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has announced a further export customer for its Falco Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Taranis passes the testTaranis, the UK’s unmanned combat air system technology demonstrator, has successfully completed a series of key tests on the way to commencing...
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AEROSPACE
Gripen NG flying with Raven ES-05 AESA radarThe Gripen NG test aircraft is now flying with a Selex Galileo Raven ES-05 AESA radar installed, following extensive testing with an earlier AESA prototype.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Laser powers Lockheed Martin’s Stalker UAS for 48 hoursLockheed Martin and LaserMotive, recently demonstrated the capabilities of an innovative laser power system to extend the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) flight time to more than 48 hours.
