SP's MAI Issue No. 19 | October 01-15, 2013 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Airbus Military delivers first A400M to France
By R. ChandrakanthAfter many trials and tribulations, Airbus Military on September 30 delivered its first A400M, said to be most versatile airlifter of the 21st century.
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AEROSPACE
HAL delivers home-made 'Hawk' to Indian NavyThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has achieved another milestone by handing over the first home-made Hawk Mk 132 aircraft to Indian Navy recently.
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter enters final assemblySikorsky Aircraft Corp. has begun final assembly of the prototype S-97 Raider helicopter following acceptance of the fuselage structure from Aurora Flight Sciences.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman readies MQ-8C Fire Scout for flight operationsNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) turned on the power to the US Navy’s first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft’s...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Boeing QF-16 aerial target completes first pilotless flightBoeing and the US Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 full scale aerial target flight, demonstrating the next-generation...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UCAS centennial flightThe X-47B (AV-2) conducted the 100th flight for the Navy’s unmanned combat air system demonstration (UCAS-D) programme recently.
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AEROSPACE
Saab bags orders from HALDefence and security company Saab has received two orders from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for serial production of an integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Army’s and Air Force’s advanced light helicopter (ALH).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
First flight by a French crew of a Reaper droneThe first familiarisation flight of a French Air Force crew flying an MQ-9 Reaper drone took place on September 24, 2013, at the Holloman air force base in New Mexico, in the United States.
