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Military Aviation News May 9, 2013

Rolls-Royce awarded $35 million contract to repair US Navy T56 engines

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $35 million contract extension for repair and overhaul of T56 engines on US Navy aircraft. The services contract covers depot-level…

Military Aviation News May 9, 2013

Indian Air Force plans to replace its ageing Avro 748 Andover Fleet

India has set the ball rolling for another mega defence deal by floating the global tender for over Rs 13,000-crore acquisition of 56 transport aircraft…

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

Osprey debuts at Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1

Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1 Marines, past and present, family members and friends mingle on the flight line with the newest addition to the squadron,…

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade

Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers so aircrews can send and receive information via satellite links, allowing crews…

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

Korea Aerospace Industries – KAI contract for mass producing the FA-50

KAI announced on the 6th that the company concluded the contract for mass producing the FA-50, amounting to approximately 1.1 trillion won with The Defense…

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

Boeing Delivers Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases 1st C-17 Training Center

ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the U.S. Air Force…

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

EADS North America deliver HC-144A Maintenance Training Unit to the U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center has purchased the prototype CN235 aircraft and plans to transform it into an HC-144A maintenance training unit. The…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

Serbia Looks to Buy Several MiG-29 Fighters From Russia

Serbia is planning to buy several MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum fighter jets from Russia, and Serbian pilots are already being trained in flying the aircraft, the country’s…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

X-47B Completes Key Milestone as it Prepares for Carrier Tests at Sea

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) — The Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever arrested landing here May 4, another key step…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

USAF C-130 squadron first to perform new airdrop method

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron executed the first combat Extracted Container Delivery System, or XCDS, airdrop April 29, successfully demonstrating…

Military Aviation News May 3, 2013

Magicians Reborn as US Navy First Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

CORONADO, Calif. — (NNS) — Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically…

Military Aviation News May 3, 2013

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with Successful 4th Flight

Supersonic combustion scramjet-powered vehicle makes longest hypersonic flight to date EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 3, 2013 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] X-51A WaveRider…

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