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Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Rolls-Royce awarded US$246 million engine support services contract for C-130 aircraft

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured two major support contracts, worth a total of US$246 million, to cover engines powering C-130 military transport…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Boeing Announces $5M Donation to Air Force Museum Foundation

Gift Will Enable New Exhibits and Educational Programs Â ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it will donate…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Boeing EA-18G Growlers Deployed by US Navy

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft have been deployed for the first time…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Lockheed Martin Receives $34.5 Million Contract For Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Kits

ARCHBALD, PA, February 17th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a $34.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force forÂ production of…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

The A400M showcases its mission flexibility with start-up of aerial refuelling trials

Airbus Military has opened air-to-air refuelling trials for its A400M airlifter, beginning with a series of dry contacts performed today by the no. 1 development…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

AgustaWestland Debuts the AW139M Military Helicopter

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the debut of the AW139M, the customized military version of the multi-role, AW139 helicopter, integrated with proven…

Military Aviation News, Space News February 16, 2011

Lockheed Martin Completes Final Installations on First of its Kind Missile Warning Spacecraft

SBIRS GEO-1 Passes Final Factory Confidence Test in Preparation for Launch The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has…

Military Aviation News, Space News February 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Exceeds 10 Years On-Orbit

Next-Generation GPS III Program Advancing Through Production Phase The seventh Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-7/SVN-54) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2011

Exercise â€œWinter Hideâ€: Italian 4Â° Stormo Eurofighter jets hosted the Royal Danish Air Force

Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the 4Â° Stormo in Grosseto, Italy hosted 11 F-16 jets from the Royal Danish Air Force Base in Skrydstrup in a…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2011

Spangdahlem named best Air Force installation

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS)Â –Â Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz announced Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany,…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2011

Lockheed Martin Awarded $270 Million C-130 Aircrew Training System Contract

ORLANDO, Fla., February 15th, 2011 — The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $270 million contract for C-130 Aircrew Training Systems (ATS),…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 14, 2011

Up to 100 pilots to be sacked as part of a $480m cost-cutting exercise

A QUARTER of the trainee pilots in the Royal Air Force will be sacked in the latest stage of the the British government’s defence cuts….

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