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Military Aviation News April 25, 2011

Boeing-built GPS Operational Control Segment Enters Service with US Air Force

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 25, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with…

Military Aviation News April 25, 2011

US Air Force officials announce helicopter acquisition strategy

4/25/2011Â -Â WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â Air Force officials announced their strategy here April 25 to recapitalize the Air Force’s helicopter fleet, which is critical to nuclear weapon security response,…

Military Aviation News April 21, 2011

Jiao-8 trainer aircraft has first live fire test

China’s Jiao-8 trainer aircraft fires rocket projectiles in a live fire test for the first time since its deployment in the 1990s, April 20, 2011.Â The…

Military Aviation News April 21, 2011

First Swedish female Gripen pilot

Captain Anna Dellham recently completed her first Gripen solo flight to become the first female Gripen pilot in the Swedish Air Force. In fact, Anna…

Military Aviation News April 21, 2011

US Navy Mark Delivery of 500th Super Hornet/Growler

Boeing and the U.S. Navy celebrated a milestone delivery on April 20 in St. Louis: 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and derivative EA-18G Growlers have joined…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2011

Botswana Defence Force selects PC-7 MkII

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is proud to announce that the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) selected the PC-7 MkII turboprop trainer aircraft to replace their Pilatus PC-7…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2011

Third F-35B aircraft completes STOVL mode flight

Over an Atlantic test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred “Tinman” Schenk completes the first flight…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2011

United Arab Emirates â€“ AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Missiles

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 â€“ The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Monday of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2011

BAE Systems Wins Usage Monitoring Contract to Support Australiaâ€™s F/A-18 Hornet Fleet

Newcastle, Australia â€“ BAE Systems has secured a new contract to provide vital usage monitoring services for the Royal Australian Air Forceâ€™s (RAAFâ€™s) F/A-18 Hornet…

Military Aviation News April 19, 2011

Lockheed Martin Tests JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker on Sabreliner in High-Speed, Long-Range Captive Flight Tests

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests on a Sabreliner jet at Yuma Proving…

Military Aviation News April 19, 2011

Lockheed Martin Tactical Reconnaissance Radar Completes Unmanned Aerial System Test Flights

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 19th, 2011 — Lockheed Martinâ€™s [NYSE: LMT] Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9…

Military Aviation News April 19, 2011

Boeing Supports Australian Army Kiowa Fleet Through 60,000 Flight Hours

Boeing earlier this month reached the milestone of supporting the Australian Army’s 27 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters for more than 60,000 flight hours. The achievement…

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