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Military Aviation News May 17, 2011

F-35C test aircraft exceed test and evaluation goals

Test aircraft for the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have exceeded test and evaluation program goals this year. As of May 11,…

Military Aviation News May 17, 2011

Boeing KC-767 Tankers for Italian Air Force Formally Enter into Service

2 aerial refueling tankers flying training missions with ItAF crews The first two Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 advanced aerial refueling tankers for the Italian Air…

Military Aviation News May 16, 2011

AgustaWestland North America Secures Contract with U.S. Army for the Egyptian Air Force

AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2011

RAF Announces New Reaper Squadron

The Chief of the Air Staff announced today that a new Reaper Squadron will form at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, which will mean the aircraft…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2011

British Army Apache fires first Hellfire missiles at sea

British Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a Royal Navy warship. In a significant milestone in…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2011

Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work on SBX Missile Defense Radar

SEATTLE, May 13, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin maintenance and upgrade activities this week in Seattle for the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX), which…

Military Aviation News May 12, 2011

Boeing Awarded CH-47F Chinook Modification Work by US Army

MILLVILLE, N.J., May 12, 2011 — Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F…

Military Aviation News May 12, 2011

AgustaWestland and The European Defence Agency Launch Synthetic Helicopter Tactics Course

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the European Defence Agency for the provision of an Interim…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 11, 2011

70th Anniversary of jet engine flight commemorated at RAF Cranwell

Commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the first flight of Sir Frank Whittleâ€™s jet engine at Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell are to be…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2011

Lockheed Martin F-35 Program Flight Test Update

Lockheed Martin F-35 Program Flight Test Update, May 11th, 2011 — Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued March 31, Lockheed Martin [NYSE:…

Military Aviation News May 11, 2011

Thailand takes delivery of Airbus Military C212-400

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) of Thailand has taken delivery of the first of two C212-400 it has ordered from Airbus Military. The…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 11, 2011

First Shipment of Mi-171Sh to be Delivered to Peru Defense Ministry in May

Russian Helicopters is set to deliver 3 Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Peru. The helicopters will be manufactured by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant…

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