SP's MAI Issue No. 3 | February 01-15, 2013 - Aerospace Updates
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Eurocopter España's first assembled NH90 helicopter takes flightRecently a ceremony was held for the maiden flight of the first NH90 to be assembled by Eurocopter España at its facility in Albacete.
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First Airbus Military A400M in FAF coloursThe first production A400M 21st century airlifter can be seen for the first time in the colours of an air force in this latest picture of the aircraft in the Airbus Military final assembly line (FAL) at Seville, Spain.
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AgustaWestland signs Sea King contractAgustaWestland recently announced that it has signed a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, valued at approximately £260 million, for the provision of Sea King integrated operational support...
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Boeing’s design for Wedgetail AEW&C airborne mission segment accepted by AustraliaAustralia has completed its acquisition of six Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and related mission systems...
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MV-22 Ospreys conduct first flights in JapanMarine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 aircrews conducted MV-22B Osprey functional check flights aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, recently marking the first time the Osprey has flown in Japan.
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Russian Helicopters deliver consignment of Mi-17B-5s to IndiaRussian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters...
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Telephonics awarded second contract with Kazan HelicoptersTelephonics Corporation has bagged a second contract from the Russian manufacturer of the world-renowned Mi-8/17 family of helicopters...
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Enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle successful in non-intercept flight testRaytheon Company’s upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) played a mission-critical role in a non-intercept flight test...
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China's Y-20 large transport aircraft completes first flightChina’s first Y-20 large military transport aircraft made its first flight recently powered by Russian engines, it will be retrofitted with more powerful Chinese powerplants.
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First sensor test flight of Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft successfully accomplishedCassidian, the defence and security division of EADS & Northrop Grumman...
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BAE's Taranis UCA to fly in springTaranis, an unmanned combat aircraft, has been built for the British military is to undergo its first ever test flight later this year.
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Japan to snoop on North Korea with RQ-4 Global HawkJapan has embarked on a plan to acquire the Global Hawk—a high-altitude, long-distance unmanned surveillance...
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Predator in the air for 24 hoursThe Italian Air Force’s remotely-piloted vehicle - Predator stayed in the air for 24 consecutive hours in December...
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US Navy complete atsea deck handling trials of X-47B unmanned demonstratorNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy have successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B UCAS...
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Northrop wins Fire Scout support dealNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $33.27 million cost-plus-incentivefee contract...
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Boeing-led missile defence team completes GMD flight testBoeing, working with the US Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates, have returned the groundbased mid-course defence (GMD) system to testing with a successful flight.
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US Army awards contracts for small UAVsAeroVironment, Inc. announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future small UAS requirements under a new firm fixed-price indefinite delivery IDIQ...
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Telephonics to provide radar for Fire Scout UAVNorthrop Grumman Corporation under contract to the US Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (GFF)...
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Korea to buy Global HawkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for four RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft...
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Presentation in flight of nEUROnRecently a presentation in the nEUROn flight was organised by Dassault Aviation at Istres for French and foreign authorities involved in the programme.