SP's MAI Issue No. 7-8 | April 1-30, 2017 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
Defence Minister at Air Force Commanders' ConferenceDefence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the biannual Air Force Commanders‘ Conference at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi on April 19, 2017. Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) welcomed the Defence Minister...
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A400M delivers first humanitarian cargo for MalaysiaThe Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF), Airbus and the Spanish Red Cross have worked together to deliver a load of humanitarian goods from Seville, Spain, to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Asia-Pacific Regional Office...
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Lockheed Martin's 3D printed parts for US military satellitesWhen the US Air Force’s sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite launches into space, a 3D printed part will be along for the ride. A Remote Interface Unit, an aluminium electronic enclosure designed to hold avionic circuits...
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CH-53K King Stallion achieves Milestone CLockheed Martin recently announced the CH-53K King Stallion programme successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review and achieved a Milestone C decision that enables low rate initial production funding.
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$2.2-billion contract for P-8 aircraftBoeing, the US Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force will continue modernising global maritime patrol capabilities through a $2.2-billion contract awarded on March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
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TU-142M receives a formal welcome at INS DegaThe Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the TU-142M long range maritime patrol aircraft of the Indian Navy which landed at INS Dega for the last time recently.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
GA-ASI's Predator B demonstrates Threat Radar DetectionGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) announced the successful airborne demonstration of a radar warning receiver (RWR) on a GA-ASI Predator...
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MQ-4C Triton improves mission capabilityThe US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, completed formal lab testing and a successful first flight of an improved software suite...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
USAF, Lockheed Martin demonstrate manned/unmanned teamingLockheed Martin Skunk Works, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), US Air Force Test Pilot School and Calspan Corporation successfully demonstrated manned/unmanned teaming to improve combat efficiency and effectiveness...
