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Military Aviation News January 5, 2012

Eurocopters Helibras subsidiary to provide spare parts and services for the entire Brazilian Armed Forces EC725 helicopter fleet

Marignane, France, January 5, 2012 The Helibras subsidiary of Eurocopter will supply and manage all spare parts, stocks and related technical support for the Brazilian…

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

Raytheon Delivers First Upgraded Patriot Radar to Kuwait

Raytheon Company completed its first Configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for the State of Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernization deliveries due under…

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

LONGBOW LLC Receives $181 Million for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems

The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for…

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

2011 safest year for U.S. Army aviation

An overall 31 percent decrease in aviation fatalities was one of the best news stories of fiscal year 2011 — Army aviation’s safest year since…

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

Iran plans to build VTOL fighters

TEHRAN – Deputy Commander of Iran’s Air Force Azizollah Nasirzadeh said Iran’s Defense Ministry is conducting studies to build vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighters,…

Military Aviation News January 3, 2012

U.S. Army Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter

FORT RILEY, Kan. — A new helicopter is coming to the Block. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

K-MAX unmanned helicopter makes first cargo delivery

A new era in unmanned aviation began earlier this month when Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 operated a K-MAX unmanned helicopter during its historic…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

U.S. fighter sales soar in time for campaign

Booming Middle East purchases of U.S. fighter jets will be a bright spot in what is expected to be a sluggish economy in 2012, possibly…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise

Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western…

Military Aviation News November 1, 2011

Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful Pac-3 Missile Test at White Sands Missile Range

DALLAS, TX, November 1st, 2011 — Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile target today in…

Military Aviation News October 31, 2011

Advanced technology upgrades improve P-3 Orion’s anti-submarine warfare mission

The first five operational P-3 Orions are now equipped with modernized computer technology and delivered to the fleet, allowing the P-3 Command, Control, Communications and…

Military Aviation News October 31, 2011

Turkey – AH-1W SUPER COBRA Attack Helicopters

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey for three AH-1W SUPER COBRA Attack…

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