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Military Aviation News May 14, 2012

USAF Global Strike Command leader previews B-52 upgrades

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — During a recent visit to Edwards AFB, Calif., the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command spent time…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2012

UK MOD explains reasons for changes to Joint Strike Fighter capability

Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards has written in today’s Daily Telegraph why the MOD’s decision to use the short take-off and…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2012

Two Lockheed Martin F-35Bs Ferried To Eglin, Marking 25th DOD Delivery

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10, 2012 – Two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft were ferried to Eglin Air…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2012

Boeing Completes 1st Flight of QF-16 Aerial Target for US Air Force

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2012

Australian Air Force chooses the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan battlefield airlift

Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, welcomes the decision taken by the Australian Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel to purchase 10 new built…

Military Aviation News May 10, 2012

Photo Release: 200th flight for F-35B test aircraft BF-3

U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matthew Kelly flies F-35B test aircraft BF-3 in an Atlantic test range May 3. The 200th test flight…

Military Aviation News May 10, 2012

The Kazakhstan government to acquire 20 multi-role Eurocopter EC725 helicopters

Kazakhstan has signed a letter of intent to acquire 20 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters, marking a major new commitment for this medium-lift rotorcraft. These aircraft, which…

Military Aviation News May 9, 2012

Deployment Extended For K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Cargo Hauler As It Exceeds Million-Pound Milestone

Two unmanned K-MAX helicoptershave delivered more than one million pounds in less than four months in support of the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan and…

Military Aviation News May 9, 2012

First Travis C-5B Inducted

Lockheed Martin last week inducted into its facilities here the first C-5B Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to become a C-5M Super Galaxy….

Military Aviation News May 9, 2012

A400M makes first refueling contact with A330 MRTT

An Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has successfully performed simulated refuelling contacts with an Airbus Military A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport. The A400M…

Military Aviation News May 8, 2012

Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery Of 17 CC-130J Super Hercules Aircraft To Canada

The Royal Canadian Air Force formally accepted the 17th Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] CC-130J Super Hercules in ceremonies here today, completing the order placed in…

Military Aviation News May 8, 2012

F-35 Lightning II Flight Test Update

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II flight test program continues to make progress during the first four months of 2012. In March, the program completed 123…

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