SP's MAI April 16-30, 2011 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
Eaton powering defence platforms
By SP’s TeamDiversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation is excited about the opportunities that are opening up in the defence sector in India with many acquisitions happening.
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AEROSPACE
IAF to have special gadgets on aircraftThe Indian Air Force has plans of equipping its fighter aircraft with special gadgets which would help in the production of oxygen in the air.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
AeroVironment bags order for digital Raven retrofit kitsAeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received a firm-fixed-price contract order valued at over $14 million under an existing contract with the US Army.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
RAF Reaper completes 20,000 hours over AfghanistanThe RAF’s remotely piloted air system, the Predator MQ-9 Reaper, has notched up a landmark 20,000 operational flying hours over Afghanistan.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
Northrop Grumman Fire Scout record endurance flightThe Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle marked a new single-day flight record of 18 hours.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
Fukushima gets three unmanned helicopters from FranceThree unmanned helicopters were shipped to Japan on a special Nippon Airways flight from France recently to monitor the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
Cassidian gets further orders for DRAC air vehiclesCassidian has been notified by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) of the confirmation of additional orders for DRAC air vehicles and systems for the French Army.
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed’s second delivery of C-5M Super GalaxyLockheed Martin completed delivery of the second production C-5M Super Galaxy at a ceremony here with a crew from Dover Air Force Base.
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AEROSPACE
Embraer to modernise 11 more F-5 jet fighters for the Brazilian Air ForceEmbraer Defense and Security and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed a contract to modernise 11 additional F-5 jet fighters and...
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AEROSPACE
Marine Corps makes aviation history with intercontinental Osprey flightThe Marine Corps completed an “aviation first,” on April 8 by flying MV-22B Ospreys on the aircraft’s longest movement to date.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
Elbit Systems expands collaboration with Embraer to UAVsElbit Systems is expanding its collaboration with Brazilian aerospace company Embraer SA to unmanned aerial vehicles.