F/A-18 engine team wins Fliedner Trophy
The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) and Navy Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) F/A-18 F404 Engine Team has earned the 2008 Naval Air Propulsion Award, the…
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BAE SYSTEMS SECURES TYPHOON SUPPORT CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN £400M
BAE Systems has been awarded a five and a half year contract worth more than £400m by Eurofighter GmbH. The new contract will provide support…
Lockheed Martin Unveils First New F-16 For Pakistan In Ceremony Attended By Air Force Chiefs
FORT WORTH, Texas, October 13th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in ceremonies today…
Hawker Beechcraft Awarded First Contract for New T-6C Trainer Aircraft
Royal Moroccan Air Force order calls for 24 aircraft and support WICHITA, Kan. (Oct. 12, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced a recently-awarded…
Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 19 damaged a moving ground vehicle from…
New appointments at Airbus Military
To reinforce the company’s new operational efficiency Airbus has made the following appointments with immediate effect: Rafael Acedo is the new Head of Strategy. Miguel…
Boeing A160T Unmanned Helicopter Flies With Foliage-Penetrating Radar in DARPA Tests
The Boeing [NYSE: BA] A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance,…
Boeing Small Diameter Bomb II Successfully Engages Target in Flight Test
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12, 2009Â — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] GBU-40 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II team successfully concluded a 42-month risk reduction program on Sept….
TYPHOON AVAILABILITY CONTRACT TO SUPPORT ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The Royal Saudi Air Force has commenced flying operations following the delivery of the first 4 of 72 Typhoon aircraft to…
Russia Starts Ka-28 ASW Deliveries to China
Archive photo Chinese Ka-28 Moscow/9 October 2009 – Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, JSC, part of the industrial holding managed by Russian Helicopters, has produced the…
USS Nimitz Celebrates Its 100,000th Catapult Shot
USS NIMITZ, At Sea (NNS) — The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) reached a milestone in history when an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Tactical…
US Army National Guard retires UH-1 Huey after 50 years of service
FORT MYER, Va. — The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter was officially retired in a ceremony held here, Oct. 2 by the Army National Guard, ending a…
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