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Military Aviation News January 15, 2010

USAF Predator crashes in southern Afghanistan

1/15/2010Â -Â SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS)Â –Â An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed in southern Afghanistan aboutÂ 1 a.m. Kabul time Jan.Â 15. The crash was not caused by enemy fire. The…

Military Aviation News January 15, 2010

USAF Global Hawk collects reconnaissance data during Haiti relief efforts

1/15/2010Â -Â WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â A Q-4 Global Hawk is providing imagery to determine the extent of damage to earthquake-stricken Haiti and usability of its infrastructure, an Air Force…

Military Aviation News January 14, 2010

USAF Special operations C-130s, Airmen provide disaster relief in Haiti

1/14/2010Â -Â HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Airmen and C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Special Operations Command here landed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the evening of Jan. 13…

Military Aviation News January 14, 2010

Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two Upgraded P-3C Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for Pakistan

EAGAN, MINN., January 14th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered two of seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft for the Islamic Republic of…

Military Aviation News January 14, 2010

The First Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Produced For Canada Leaves The Companyâ€™s Paint Facility In Marietta Georgia

Marietta, GA, January 13th, 2010 — The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules produced for Canada leaves the company’s paint facility in Marietta, Georgia. Canada’s…

Military Aviation News January 13, 2010

UK MoD to slash jet fighter orders as it struggles to save aircraft programme

Defence chiefs are preparing drastic cuts to the number of American stealth aircraft planned for the RAF and the Royal Navy’s proposed new carriers, the…

Military Aviation News January 13, 2010

Boeing Awards AH-64D Apache Block III Work to Science Engineering Services in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 13, 2010Â — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Science Engineering Services Inc. (SES) to perform disassembly, inspection and repair on AH-64D…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2010

U.S. Navy marks half million flight hours with ATFLIR

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) system achieved 500,000 operating flight hours on the Navyâ€™s F/A-18 Hornet…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2010

Lockheed Martin Receives $344 Million In Ongoing Funding For C-5 Modernization Program

MARIETTA, Ga., January 11th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received ongoing funding through a recently issued Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) that authorizes Low…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2010

Boeing Delivers 4th KC-767 Tanker to Japan Ministry of Defense

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Jan. 8 delivered the last of four KC-767 aerial refueling tankers to the…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2010

US Air Force officials release F-16 accident report

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons, similar to the one pictured above, collided during a training mission, Oct. 15, 2009, about 126 nautical miles southeast of Shaw…

Military Aviation News January 11, 2010

Boeing Team Delivers 2 Osprey Trainers to Marines

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and partner Bell Helicopter delivered two MV-22 Osprey Containerized Flight Training Devices (CFTD) to the U.S….

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