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Military Aviation News May 31, 2013

Mississippians call on Congress to restore funds for UH-72A Lakota helicopters

Hundreds attend rally at American Eurocopter facility in Columbus, Mississippi Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper and U.S. Rep….

Military Aviation News May 31, 2013

MiG Signs Attack Drone R&D Contract

LUKHOVITSY, May 31 (RIA Novosti) Russian military aircraft maker MiG is to go ahead with a research-and-development project for an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV)…

Military Aviation News May 31, 2013

US Air Force establishes F-35 IOC target

5/31/2013 – WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) — The Air Force announced today it expects to declare F-35A Lightning II initial operation capability in December 2016. The…

Military Aviation News May 31, 2013

US Air Force to consolidate F-22 depot maintenance at Hill AFB

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Air Force officials announced May 29 they are consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2013

Raytheon books $106 million Paveway™ II contract

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) booked a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway™ II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2013

200.000 hours of flight for the Italian AMXs

Alenia Aermacchi and the Italian Air Force celebrate today the AMX 200,000 flying hours, a total of which includes both operational and test flight…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2013

Airbus Military launches C295W aircraft with enhanced performance

New series available in 2014 features winglets and uprated engines as standard. Airbus Military today announces the launch of a new series of its best-selling…

Military Aviation News May 29, 2013

One of the two C-5C Galaxy will be modernized to become the C-5M Super Galaxy

The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, Calif., performed maintenance on one of just two C-5C Galaxy aircraft in the world in May 2013. …

Military Aviation News May 29, 2013

Friend or Foe: Advanced Aircraft Identification Systems Headed to U.S. and Allied Forces

System to outfit Air Force’s F-16s The nation’s fighting forces need secure and reliable line-of- sight identification to distinguish friend from foe during missions, and…

Military Aviation News May 29, 2013

F-35B celebrates 1 year at Eglin

5/28/2013 – EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 celebrated the one-year anniversary of flying the F-35B Lightning II…

Military Aviation News May 28, 2013

Russian Warplanes Go on 24-Hour Duty in Snap Alert Drill

MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors are going on round-the-clock duty in northern Russia as part of a snap combat readiness check of the nation’s aerospace defense capabilities,…

Military Aviation News May 28, 2013

Canada welcomes international forces to Exercise Maple Flag 46

4 WING COLD LAKE, AB – Aircrews from Canada’s allies and partners will fly alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force in Exercise Maple Flag 46….

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