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Military Aviation News January 30, 2013

U.S. Coast Guard completes successful HC-130H test flight with Rockwell Collins avionics upgrade

The U.S. Coast Guard recently completed a successful Functional Check Flight of an HC-130H aircraft enhanced with an advanced avionics upgrade from Rockwell Collins under…

Military Aviation News January 30, 2013

100th F-35 On Lockheed Martin’s Production Line

Lockheed Martin Assembly of the 100th Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II is well underway at the F-35 production facility here. F-35 technicians are…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

Thales delivers first maritime surveillance aircraft to Turkey

Thales Thales has achieved delivery of the first of three maritime surveillance aircraft under the Meltem II programme for Turkey. This aircraft will be operated…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

LIGHTNING UP THE NIGHT: Night vision view of F-35C Lightning II test aircraft

NAVAIR An F-35C Lightning II, on a nighttime test flight, cuts through the skies over the Atlantic Test Ranges Jan. 23. Marine Corps test pilot…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

Italy’s coast guard searching for missing US F-16 off the Adriatic coast.

REUTERS Italy’s coast guard service has been looking for a missing F-16 US fighter jet off the country’s Adriatic coast. Italian and US aircraft are…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

Cassidian develops new system for Eurofighter training

EADS Cassidian’s Eurofighter Maintenance System Trainer enhances the quality and efficiency of training for technical personnel Virtual training reduces training times in actual aircraft Cassidian…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

Alenia Aermacchi: new version of SF-260 with glass cockpit completes first flight

Alenia Aermacchi’s SF-260TP primary and basic trainer, equipped with new digital avionics (Glass Cockpit), an enhanced multi-spectral vision system and an upgraded air conditioning system…

Military Aviation News January 28, 2013

Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Completes GMD Flight Test

Ground-based Midcourse Defense team returns to flight testing with successful fly-out mission System remains on alert for US missile defense protection VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE,…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News January 26, 2013

Successful first flight for Chinas jumbo airfreighter Yun-20

BEIJING – China on Saturday conducted a successful test flight of its first domestically made jumbo airfreighter. The Yun-20, or Transport-20, is a huge, multi-function…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2013

Sukhoi Delivers 5 Su-34 Bombers to Russian Air Force

NOVOSIBIRSK, January 25 (RIA Novosti) – The Novosibirsk aircraft plant, part of the Sukhoi holding, delivered five multirole Su-34 strike aircraft to the Russian Air…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2013

Rolls-Royce installs worlds most powerful marine gas turbine into new aircraft carrier

Friday, 25 January 2013 Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2013

Tunisia s First C-130J Sees Daylight

MARIETTA, Ga., Jan 25, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed painting the first of two Tunisian Air Force C-130J-30 Super Hercules. Tunisia currently…

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