SP's MAI Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 2016 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Boeing enters tanker race with FMS offer
By Ranjit KumarBoeing has entered the fray for supplying air refuelling tankers for the Indian Air Force.
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AEROSPACE
Canada selects Airbus C295W for fixed-wing search and rescueThe Government of Canada announced that it had selected the Airbus C295W for its Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue programme. As part of the FWSAR programme, the Royal Canadian Air Force will purchase 16 C295Ws modified for search and rescue.
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AEROSPACE
Israeli Air Force gets the first pair of AdirThe first pair of ‘Adir’ (F-35I) stealth fighters landed in their new home, Nevatim Air Force Base, recently. The landing ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, the President of Israel Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin...
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AEROSPACE
German Navy NH90 Sea Lion performs maiden flightRecently, the NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter took off on its on-schedule maiden flight at Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth. Wolfgang Schoder, CEO of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland and Vincent Dubrule, NHI President welcomed...
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky signs contract with Chilean Air Force for six S-70i Black Hawk helicoptersSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has successfully concluded contract negotiations with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile) for six S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
GA-ASI flight tests of Gray Eagle Extended RangeGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has commenced flight testing of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series with the successful first flight...
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AEROSPACE
The Norwegian Government to procure five P-8A PoseidonThe Norwegian Government decided November 25 to procure five P-8A Poseidon for delivery in 2021 to 2022. The decision taken in the government has been proposed to the Parliament...
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AEROSPACE
Germany receives first tactical standard Airbus A400M AirlifterAirbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
MBDA's Brimstone missile for RAF's Protector RPAsMBDA’s Brimstone precision strike missile is being planned as the UK’s guided missile solution for the Royal Air Force’s Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) programme.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Safran and Vodea develop high-speed video compression solution for dronesFrench defence procurement agency DGA held its annual Innovation Forum on November 23 and 24 at the Ecole Polytechnique near Paris.
