SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2015 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / FEATURE
Whither MMRCA?
By Group Captain B. Menon (Retd)Delay in the MMRCA induction will force the IAF to deploy late 20th century aircraft in the battlefield of the 2020s
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AEROSPACE
India's BVR air-to-air missile Astra successfully test-firedIndia’s beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra was once again successfully test-fired on March 19 by the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range, Balasore.
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AEROSPACE
Cold weather tests carried out on LCH at LehThe cold weather trials of light combat helicopter (LCH) were carried out at Air Force Station, Leh recently. “The trials covered engine starts with internal batteries after overnight cold soak at 3 km altitude and 4.1 km altitude”...
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AEROSPACE
100th PC-21 leaves PilatusThe 100th PC-21 rolled off the final assembly line at Pilatus Aircraft Ltd recently. Destined for the Royal Saudi Air Force training fleet, this PC-21 also happens to be the 1,000th turboprop trainer to be produced at Pilatus.
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AEROSPACE
Operation Avalon: A400M Atlas soars around the worldOn February 19, 2015, an A400M Atlas transport aircraft took off from Airbase 123 in Orleans for a long-duration mission, called ‘Operation Avalon.’ This is the first world tour for the Air Force’s new tactical transport aircraft.
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky S-97 Raider begins assembly of second aircraftSikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the start of final assembly of the second S-97 Raider helicopter at the company’s Development Flight Center. Along with a team of industry suppliers...
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AEROSPACE
First modernised MiG-29UPG takes to the skiesThe first MiG-29UPG modernised by Indian specialists completed its first scheduled test flights in February, said Sergei Korotkov, Director General of MiG Corporation.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
nEUROn: 100th flight and end of French State trialsThe Ministry of Defence has completed its campaign of stealth flight testing of the Neuron UCAV technology demonstrator.
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AEROSPACE
Advanced Hawkeye to be deployed on Theodore RooseveltFive E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 will make their maiden deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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AEROSPACE
First ever Italian F-35A rolls outHistory was achieved recently when the first Italian F-35A Lightning II rolled out of the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility, marking the first F-35A assembled internationally and the first of eight aircraft currently being assembled.
