SP's MAI Issue No. 11 | June 1-15, 2016 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Kiren Rijiju graces Su-30MKII
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)From the IAF perspective, it does help if the political leadership is familiarised with the frontline activities and responsibilities that IAF personnel shoulder and the hazards they face
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AEROSPACE
Exercise Desert Eagle-II concludes on June 3Desert Eagle-II, which was the second in the series of bilateral exercises between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF), concluded on June 3, 2016.
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AEROSPACE
Wheeled armored vehicle Piranha 5 loaded in Airbus A400MIn April, General Dynamics European Land Systems and Airbus Defence and Space successfully demonstrated the load of a Piranha 5 8 x 8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) into an Airbus A400M cargo aircraft during an evaluation exercise.
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AEROSPACE
T-346 reaches the 1,000 flight hours milestoneOn May 23, during a flight piloted Lt Colonle Alessandro O., Commander of the 212th Flight Group, the 61st Wing passed the milestone of the first 1,000 hours flown by the T-346 aircraft supplied to the Italian Air Force.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Predator B Big Wing flies over 37 hours non-stopGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
DGA launches test campaign for Neuron UCAV demonstratorThe Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has launched a new national campaign of flight tests of the Neuron UCAV technology demonstrator.
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AEROSPACE
Helicopter deal boosts UK's investment in military training to £2.8 billionA contract worth around £1.1 billion has been awarded to UK industry to supply rotary-wing training to the armed forces. It brings the value of Ministry of Defence (MOD) contracts with Ascent Flight Training, to deliver the four core elements...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Global Hawk icing testsWhenever the Global Hawk begins a mission, it has to travel through a certain area of the atmosphere that, under certain conditions, can create ice on the aircraft, adding weight and aerodynamic drag.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
France begins production of future tactical UAVOn the occasion of his visit the Sagem (Safran group) facility in Montluçon, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attended the formalisation of the production contract for the Système de Drones Tactiques...
