SP's MAI April 01-15, 2011 - Aerospace Updates
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Air defence through “Akash” missilesThe Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile systems to enhance India’s air defence system.
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US Army building new ‘F’ model Kiowa WarriorThe US Army is beginning mission equipment upgrade modifications to its fleet of OH-58 Kiowa Warrior scout aircraft...
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Lockheed Martin rolls out first special operations MC-130J Combat Shadow IILockheed Martin recently rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the US Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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Selex Galileo bags contract to provide 250 star trackersSelex Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract to provide approximately 250 star tracker attitude sensors for the Iridium Next programme
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
UAVs offer new tools for the emergency response arsenal
By Kimberlie NittiA wildfire’s thick black smoke blots out the sun, cloaking the area in a premature dusk. Glowing embers spiral up through the haze.
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Teal Group predicts worldwide UAV market at $94 billionUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade
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Northrop Grumman ships broad area maritime surveillance fuselageNorthrop Grumman Corporation completed the first of three fuselages for the broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS UAS) system development and demonstration (SDD) programme.
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BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation sign MoU to develop UAS proposalBAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the preparation...
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Army ‘fusing’ UAS sensorsThe US Army is testing prototypes of a new high-tech synchronisation engine at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville
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US missile strategy spans the globeThe US Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, James N. Miller has said that the US’s missile defence efforts focused on a few emerging threats and also spanned the globe.
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Airbus Military A400M completes low-speed take-off testsThe Airbus Military A400M has completed a challenging series of tests to determine the lowest speed at which it can take-off – known as minimum unstick speed or Vmu.
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Embraer Defense and Security signs contract to buy OrbiSatEmbraer Defense and Security signed a contract to purchase 64.7 per cent of the capital of the radar division of OrbiSat da Amazônia S.A. The deal