SP's MAI Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 2013 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / MARKETING FEATURE
Soloy portable heliportsA product has been launched by SOLOY LLC & its channel partner 365DESIGN in India to support the defense and private aviation industry...
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AEROSPACE
Bell Boeing gets contract for 99 V-22 Osprey aircraftThe Bell Boeing V-22 programme, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Boeing, has been awarded a five-year US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) contract for the production and delivery of 99 V-22...
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AEROSPACE
Eurofighter marks 75th Anniversary of 36th Italian Air Force WingOn May 31, 2013, Eurofighter honoured the 75th Anniversary of the 36th Italian Air Force Wing by presenting to its X Squadron...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing receives US Army contract for up to 215 Chinook helicoptersIn an agreement that will save the US Government more than $800 million...
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AEROSPACE
New light multi-role Ka-226T demos in mountains of KazakhstanRussian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec has launched the first demonstration flights...
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AEROSPACE
Second production Airbus Military A400M maiden flightThe second production A400M aircraft, with French Air Force markings and temporary French civil registration, took off for its first flight on June 10. Known as MSN8...
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky receives US Navy award to build CH-53K operational test helicoptersSikorsky Aircraft Corporation has received a $435 million US Navy contract to build four production-representative CH-53K helicopters...
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AEROSPACE
Eurocopter's X3 creats aviation historyThe Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter has opened the frontiers of aviation by attaining a speed milestone of 255 knots (472 kmph) in level flight on June 7.
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AEROSPACE
F-35A completes first in-flight missile launchAn F-35A conventional take-off and landing aircraft completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range on June 5.
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AEROSPACE
Eurocopter UK bags support contract for 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicoptersEurocopter UK’s role in maintaining the United Kingdom’s military helicopter capabilities has been further expanded with the award of a three-year...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing EMARSS aircraft completes first test flightA US Army and Boeing team completed the first flight of the first of four enhanced medium altitude reconnaissance and surveillance system (EMARSS) engineering, manufacturing and development aircraft on May 22.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
French Harfang UAVs fly 100th sortie over MaliDuring the night of June 5-6, 2013, a Harfang UAV carried out the 100th sortie in support of Operation Serval, France’s current military mission in Mali.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Elbit showcases selfprotection system for UAS at Paris Air ShowElisra will launch at the Paris Air Show a self-protection EW system...
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AEROSPACE
ITT Exelis completes technology maturation phase of US Jammer programmeITT Exelis (XLS) has successfully completed the 33-month technology maturation phase of the US Navy’s nextgeneration Jammer (NGJ) programme.
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AEROSPACE
First Tiger AD deliveredThe first Tiger helicopter of the HAD variant (Hélicoptère d’Appui-Destruction, or Support and Destroy Helicopter) has been delivered to the French army aviation base at Le Cannet des Maures, in the Var district of south-eastern France.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Controp awarded for developing stabilised miniature payloads for small UAVsControp has recently been awarded by Technologies for Technological Innovation in Aerospace for development of the STAMP family of stabilised miniature payloads for small UAVs.