SP's MAI Issue No. 23-24 | December 01-31, 2012 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
nEUROn makes its maiden flightnEUROn, Europe’s unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) stealth technology demonstrator, has successfully completed its maiden flight from the Dassault Aviation’s flight test base in Istres...
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Ten EU countries develop air refuelling capabilityOn November 19, 10 European countries, including Hungary, reached an agreement in Brussels on cooperation in the development of military air refuelling capability.
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First Eurofighter Typhoon meteor firingThe meteor beyond visual range airto-air missile has been successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the future enhancements flight test programme.
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Boeing delivers Qatar fourth C-17 Globemaster IIIBoeing delivered the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s fourth C-17 Globemaster III in Long Beach. The delivery reflects Qatar’s agreement with the US Government to acquire two additional C-17s...
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Eurocopter's Dauphin Helicopters for Bangladesh ArmySupplied through the Eurocopter South East Asia subsidiary, these are the first Eurocopter-built rotorcraft to join the Bangladesh Army’s aviation fleet, and they were presented during a ceremony...
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Indian experts start work on MTA projectA group of 31 engineers from HAL Corporation arrived in Moscow to join the MTA collaboration. The engineers started work at JSC “UAC-Transport Aircraft” premises in Moscow...
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Airbus Military A400M completes critical flight-test phaseAirbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of function & reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter which is a key requirement prior to full certification.
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F-35 Lightning II surpasses over 5,000 flight hoursThe Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme surpassed 5,000 flight hours last month.
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Boeing's reusable unmanned X-37B begins second flightBoeing has successfully returned an unmanned US Air Force X-37B orbital test vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space.
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Swedish Parliament endorses GripenThe Riksdagen (Swedish Parliament) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of Gripen next generation fighter aircraft.
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Rockwell Collins avionics equipment selected by NAVAIR for Navy C-130T upgradeRockwell Collins has been selected by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide a suite of avionics equipment for the US Navy C-130T avionics obsolescence upgrade programme.
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NAVAIR launches Presidential helicopter replacementUS Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has begun a fresh effort to find a new Presidential helicopter, with the release of a draft RfP to industry on 23 November.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Fire Scout breaks endurance recordsThe US Navy’s fourth Fire Scout detachment returned to Mayport, Florida, December 1, after achieving several milestones during its five-month deployment aboard USS Klakring (FFG 42).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Scan Eagle UAV conducts first flight on LPD class shipA Scan Eagle unmanned air vehicle was launched from an amphibious transport dock class ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) off the coast...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman, US Navy conduct first catapult launch of X-47B UCASNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy have conducted the...
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China launches high-altitude drone patrolling testsThree drones of different types conducted their final test on November 21, 2012 in Hoh Xil, a high-altitude and frigid area in west China’s Qinghai province...
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Super Galaxy deliveredLockheed Martin delivered the sixth production C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force recently at the Lockheed Martin facilities here.
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Cassidian's state-of-theart radar technologyCassidian further increases its leading position in state-of-the-art radar technology. The company has developed a new generation of transmit and receive modules which give the new AESA radars...
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UTC Aerospace wins V-22 support contractUTC Aerospace Systems secured aftermarket contracts for constant frequency generator (CFG) repairs and retrofits, and upgraded spares for the US Navy’s V-22 programme.
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Chile demonstrates army-built small UAVChile’s indigenously-developed small unmanned aerial vehicle, Lascar, has been shown to the Defence Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter before making its first flight.
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Advanced Unmanned completes first stage of UAV developmentAerial imagery company Advanced Unmanned approved the specifications for its customised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet, completing the design phase of the aerospace project.
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Vietnam, Sweden to cooperate in UAV manufacturingVietnam and Sweden will cooperate in manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in various fields in Vietnam, local online VNExpress reported quoting sources from the Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Textron Systems and Bell Helicopter Launch Unmanned LaboratoriesTextron Systems and Bell Helicopter, Textron Inc. companies, announced today the opening of the Textron Systems Integration and Collaboration Lab and Bell Helicopter/AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manned/Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Lab.
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AEROSPACE / SIMULATION
Elite launches three new helicopter simulatorsElite Simulation Solutions, a world leader in the design and manufacture of flight simulators powered by PCs, has launched three new devices.
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Elbit Systems flight training centre for future trainer aircraft programmeElbit Systems Ltd. announced the details of its flight training centre, which it will establish and operate as part of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD) contract awarded in September 2012...