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Military Aviation News January 20, 2011

Boeing Confirms P-8A Poseidon Airframes Structural Integrity with Full Scale Static Tests

SEATTLE, Jan. 20, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it completed full scale static testing of the P-8A Poseidonâ€™s airframe on Jan. 7….

Military Aviation News January 20, 2011

Boeing C-17 Program Enters 2nd Phase of Production Rate and Work Force Reductions

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 — As part of a transition announced last year, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today confirmed it will deliver 13 C-17…

Military Aviation News January 20, 2011

Elbit Subsidiary to Supply Hermes 450 UAS to Brazilian AF

Haifa, IsraelÂ -Â Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary, Aeroeletronica Ltda. (“AEL”), was awarded a contract to supply…

Military Aviation News January 19, 2011

RAFs Oldest Aircraft Retire At Cranwell

The Hawker Siddeley 125 Dominie aircraft, the oldest aircraft in the Royal Air Force (RAF), is to retire from service at the end of January….

Military Aviation News January 19, 2011

FRCSE receives first Super Hornet to prototype maintenance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â€“ An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft that arrived in Jacksonville Dec. 8 will be the first prototype to undergo planned maintenance and…

Military Aviation News January 19, 2011

Fifth Lockheed Martin C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy

MARIETTA, Ga., January 19th, 2011 — The fifth Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-5 has been inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) to…

Military Aviation News January 18, 2011

Major fatigue testing of Airbus Military A400M begins in Dresden

Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military A400M has begun on schedule in Dresden in January. The test airframe, known as MSN5001, will be subjected…

Military Aviation News January 18, 2011

Sikorsky Unveils State-of-the-Art Virtual Reality Center for CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter

STRATFORD, Connecticut – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today unveiled a state-of-the-art virtual reality center for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program, an innovative tool to help…

Military Aviation News January 18, 2011

Bell Helicopter Awarded $640M Contract to Support Canadian Forces

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been awarded a 10-year, $640M (CAN) support services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon fleet….

Military Aviation News January 18, 2011

BAE Systems to Support F-35 Mission Planning; Secures Another Data Security Patent

ARLINGTON, Virginia – BAE Systems has signed a $3.8 million contract to continue supplying the secure operating system that runs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s…

Military Aviation News January 17, 2011

Marine Corps Commandant Visits F-35 Test Facility

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford and Lt. Col. Fred Schenk and Lt. Col….

Military Aviation News January 17, 2011

EMBRAER WILL OVERHAUL 43 AMX FIGHTERS FOR THE FAB

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force â€“ FAB (Comando da AeronÃ¡utica â€“ COMAER) have signed a contract to overhaul 43 AMX jet fighters. This deal…

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