June 2012

Civilian aviation news June 14, 2012

Malaysia Airlines fined $6 mln for price-fixing

An Australian court has fined Malaysia Airlines Aus$6 million (US$5.98 million) for price-fixing linked to a massive international cargo cartel. Australia’s anti-trust regulator said the…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Second X-47B UCAS-D arrives at NAS Patuxent River

It was not an ordinary morning at Pax River when a large flatbed truck hauling the fighter-sized X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) entered…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Northrop Grumman Unveils U.S. Navy’s First MQ-4C BAMS Unmanned Aircraft

Triton Unmanned Aircraft to Bring Persistent Surveillance to the Maritime Patrol Force Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Complete X-47B Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Move Second Unmanned Aircraft to East Coast

The first major phase of flight testing the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft came to a successful conclusion on May 15 when…

General Aviation News June 14, 2012

Airbus assembly in China forges ahead despite carbon spat

* Airbus in talks to extend Tianjin assembly beyond 2016 * Factory receives parts for 100th Chinese-assembled jet * Factory labour costs rising 8 pct…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Putin Calls for New Long-Range Bomber and UAVs

Russia must start development of a long-range bomber aircraft, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting on defense orders. “We have to develop…

Space News June 14, 2012

U.S. secret space plane X-37B may end mission soon

After spending more than a year orbiting Earth on a mystery mission, the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane is due to return to Earth…

Space News June 14, 2012

NASA NuSTAR Mission Lifts Off

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched into the morning skies over the central Pacific Ocean at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT)…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Lift-Off For 20th Dyess C-130J Hercules

MARIETTA, Ga., June 13, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered its 20th C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, yesterday. By 2013,…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Boeing Selects Elbit Systems to Provide Low-profile Head-up Display for Fighter Jet Advanced Cockpit System

LPHUD decision presents additional opportunities for Elbit subsidiary AEL Sistemas in Brazil PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 14, 2012 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA]…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Oman – AIM-9X Block II SIDEWINDER All-Up-Round Missiles

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on June 12 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman for 55 AIM-9X Block…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2012

Qatar: UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopters

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on June 12 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar of 12 UH-60M BLACK…

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