Military Aviation News

Military Aviation News March 10, 2011

Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 135th Consecutive Successful Test Flight

Missile Launched in Navy Test in the Pacific Continues Reliability Record SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 10th, 2011 — The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight…

Military Aviation News March 9, 2011

BAE Systems Awarded Contract For P-8a Mission Computer Systems

BAE Systems received a Low Rate Initial Production contract from Boeing to provide mission computer systems for six P-8A Poseidon aircraft. BAE Systems’ mission computer…

Military Aviation News March 9, 2011

New Head of A400M Programme appointed as industrial go-ahead reached

Airbus Military has given the green light to the industrial launch of the A400M airlifter and approved the start of series production. This follows a…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2011

Northrop Grumman Flight-Tests Guardian(TM) Anti-Missile System on a 190th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in partnership with the Air National Guard’s 190th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), today announced the completion of the first round of…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2011

P-3 trainer completes final fleet evaluation

The P-3 Aircrew Tactical Team Trainer (PACT 3) completed its fleet evaluation at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 6. The event, referred to…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2011

Navy’s first stealth breaks sound barrier for the first time

The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2011

Lockheed Martin Completes C4ISR Mission System Delivery for Coast Guard Surveillance Aircraft

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered theÂ ninth and final Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) mission system pallet for the U.S. Coast…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2011

BAE SYSTEMS CONTINUES PAVEWAY IV TESTING ON TYPHOON

The first ever release of a Paveway IV precision guided bomb from a Typhoon aircraft, using the avionics system to safely release the weapon, has…

Military Aviation News, Space News March 7, 2011

2nd Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B Begins Flight

Boeing [NYSE: BA]Â announced Saturday the successful launch of the second Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office…

Military Aviation News March 7, 2011

South Korean Government Orders an AW139 Fire Fighting Helicopter

The Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of Korea have selected the AW139 for the Incheon Fire Fighting Department. The helicopter will perform fire fighting,…

Military Aviation News March 4, 2011

Sukhoi Company adds to flight tests program the second PAK FA prototype

Moscow, March 3. Today the first flight of the 2nd prototype of the fifth generation aviation complex (PAK FA) took place in Komsomolsk – on…

Military Aviation News March 4, 2011

Sukhoi Developer Mikhail Simonov Passes Away

Mikhail Simonov passed away at the age of 82. He was a chief developer for Sukhoi. Mikhail Petrovich Simonov was born on October, 19th, 1929…

« 1 … 515 516 517 518 519 … 611 »