SP's MAI Issue No. 9 | May 01-15, 2013 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
Alenia Aermacchi celebrates 100th anniversaryOn May 1, 2013, Alenia Aermacchi turned 100 years old. The sole aeronautical company in the world to boast over a century of activity under the same shared brand Alenia was incorporated in 1913...
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Russian T-50 fighter jet flight test next yearRussia will start state flight tests of its fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet in 2014, according to the United Aircraft Corporation’s President Mikhail Pogosyan.
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The first AN-158 jet enters operationOn April 18, 2013, a ceremony of the AN-158 first regional jet delivery to Cubana de Aviación Airline, Cuba, was held.
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Airbus Military C295 demonstrates release of Marte missileAirbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the release of an instrumented Marte MK2/S antiship inert missile installed under the wing of the C295 maritime patrol aircraft.
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First A400M close to getting IOCAirbus Military has said that the first production A400M is expected to be delivered to the French Air Force and achieve military initial operation capability (IOC) in the second quarter of 2013.
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US, Israel arms dealA major American arms sale will “ensure Israel’s air superiority in the future” while enhancing its longrange capabilities...
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IAI signs contract with Lockheed Martin to produce F-35 wingsIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce wings for the F-35 fighter.
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Typhoon test pilots begin Night Vision Goggles trialsAdding to the very latest technologies that the helmet mounted symbology system offers along with the night compatible cockpit, the FENN NG2000Ti goggles will provide pilots with x-ray like vision right through the night.
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Hagel, Crown Prince discuss US-UAE defence cooperationUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s first trip to the Middle East included a visit and official dinner with Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Eurocopter validates OPVEurocopter validated its optionally-piloted helicopter capabilities with successful unmanned EC145 demonstration flights at Istres, France.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station flies Predator C AvengerGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. recently announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Cockpit GCS capability...
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AEROSPACE / SIMULATION
L-3 gets contract from US ArmyL-3 Link Simulation & Training has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the US Army’s Programme Executive Office for Simulation...
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AEROSPACE / SIMULATION
Dytecna bags UK contractUK engineering specialists, Dytecna, has been awarded a competitive contract from UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) through the DE&S agency...
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Lockheed wins additional $830 million order for 18 Iraqi F-16sLockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $830 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plusfixed-fee modification to contract FA8615-12-C-6012 for additional production of 18 Iraq F-16 aircraft and associated support equipment...
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Iraq to receive final three C-130Js airliftersThe Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) is set to receive its final three Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters. Aircraft number 5721 was the first of these to be ferried from Lockheed Martin’s production facility on April 23, 2013.
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ITT to provide airborne minesweeping systemITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide one MK 105 Mod 4 airborne minesweeping system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Panama City, Florida.
