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Military Aviation News May 27, 2010

Retro Tucano Launch

Retro Tucano launch at Linton on Ouse Old met new at RAF Linton on Ouse recently with the launch of the Tucano Display Teams new…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2010

Boeing Receives 1st F-16 for Conversion into QF-16 Aerial Drone

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 27, 2010 — The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2010

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract For Kuwait Air Force KC-130J Tankers

MARIETTA, Ga., May 27th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $245 million contract from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News May 27, 2010

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Breaks Record in 1st Flight

May 26, 2010 — In its first flight attempt, the Boeing [NYSE: BA] X-51A WaveRider today successfully completed the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight in…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2010

Boeing Conducts Test Flight of ScanEagle Compressed Carriage

ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] successfully flew its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) unmanned airborne system (UAS) at a testing…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2010

New British Army Lynx helicopters boost air support in Afghanistan

Upgraded Army Lynx Mk9A helicopters have arrived for use in Afghanistan after being shipped from the UK, and are already being put to good use….

Military Aviation News May 26, 2010

U.S. Navy Needs F-35â€™s Capabilities, Admiral Says

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2010 â€“ The Navy needs the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighterâ€™s fifth-generation capabilities, the serviceâ€™s acting director of air warfare said…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2010

Shipping traffic delays X-51A launch

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS)Â –Â The scheduled May 25 launch of the X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test vehicle has been postponed 24 hours. The delay…

Military Aviation News May 25, 2010

SAAB NG Demo flies from it's nest.

Last week the Gripen NG demo was making its Iinternational debut by taking part in the last phase of the Indian evaluation trials for the…

Military Aviation News May 25, 2010

FRCSE delivers first S-3 Viking to test squadron

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â€” After completing extensive maintenance and repairs that presented many challenges, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) turned over the first of three S-3B…

Military Aviation News, Space News May 25, 2010

Lockheed Martin Delivers First U.S. Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite

New-Generation Protected Military Communications Satellite Scheduled to Launch July 2010 SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 25th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first satellite…

Military Aviation News May 21, 2010

Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 680 Jobs, $32 Million to Arizona

ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Arizona will benefit from approximately 680 jobs and an estimated $32…

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