SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2014 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE
Jamnagar airbase gets Mi-17V5 helicoptersIt was a proud moment for the Helicopter Unit at the Air Force Station in Jamnagar, when state-of-theart Mi-17V5s were formally inducted at the base on March 19.
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AEROSPACE
The 3,500th Mi-17 delivered to India by Rosoboronexport and Russian HelicoptersRussian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has built the 3,500th export version of the Mi-17 at Kazan Helicopters.
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AEROSPACE
Russian fifth-generation jetfighter T-50 flight testsThe Russian Air Force is getting down to the official testing of their T-50 fifthgeneration jetfighter in what is evidence that the aircraft is actually ready and can soon be passed into service.
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AEROSPACE
Airbus Defence and Space introduces the Orlik MPT trainerAirbus Defence and Space rolled out the PZL 130 Orlik MPT, a new version of the twinseat aircraft with glass cockpit. This solution is a development of the Orlik TC II Garmin already in service in the Polish Air Force.
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AEROSPACE
Singapore selects Airbus A330 MRTT, firm order for six aircraftAirbus Defence and Space has been selected by Singapore to supply six A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft...
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AEROSPACE
25,000 hours of Eurofighter in Air ForceThe Spanish Air Force’s fleet of Eurofighter EF-2000 aircraft has completed its first 25,000 flight hours during the month of February, to which three units equipped with this weapon system have contributed...
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AEROSPACE
Taiwan gets six more Apache choppersA shipment of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States arrived in Taiwan in mid-March. Six helicopters arrived at the port of Kaohsiung on March 17.
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky and Turkey sign Black Hawk helicopter agreementsSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has signed agreements with the Turkish Government and key Turkish aerospace contractors...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
39 Squadron Reaper landmarkReaper has passed a new milestone, with 39 Squadron reaching 50,000 hours of flying in support of Operation Herrick.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UK Army cleared to fly next-gen eye-in-the-skyApproval has been given for the British Army’s own pilots to begin live-flying the unarmed Watchkeeper from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Mexico buys two Dominator UAVsIsraeli manufacturer Aeronautics Defense Systems (ADS) has confirmed a report in the Spanish website Defensa.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
US Army on tipping point of UAS capabilities
By David VergunWe’re on the tipping point of unmanned aerial systems’ ability to deliver capability to the Soldier,” said Colonel Thomas von Eschenbach.
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AEROSPACE
Raytheon awarded $655-million contract for PatriotRaytheon Company has received a $655-million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Kuwait.
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AEROSPACE
Aero shipped the first rear fuselage for Embraer KC-390The biggest aerostructure ever made in the Czech Republic by Aero will be delivered to the Brazilian customer by one of the world’s largest cargo airplanes – almost seventy metres long AN-124 Ruslan.
