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Military Aviation News November 8, 2009

Yemeni military plane crashes near Saudi border

SANAA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — A Yemeni fighter jet crashed near Saudi border early Sunday due to a “technical fault” while it was in a…

Military Aviation News November 7, 2009

Boeing C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Receives Aviation Week Program Excellence Award

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) received Aviation Week magazine’s Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research &…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2009

Saudi jets pound Yemen rebel camps

Saudi Tornado’s (archive) RIYADH, November 5, 2009 (AFP) – Saudi jets pounded Shiite rebel camps in northern Yemen on Thursday and troops were ready to…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2009

South Africa cancelled Airbus A400M order

South Africa said Nov. 5 that it had cancelled a big contract for Airbus military planes in a new setback for the troubled A400M program…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2009

Boeing Submits Small Diameter Bomb II Contract Proposal to US Air Force

Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 5 for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Small Diameter…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2009

Boeing Team Delivers 1st Remote Aerial Refueling Operator Trainer for Japan Tanker

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and development teammate ACME Worldwide Enterprises delivered the first Remote Aerial Refueling Operator (RARO) Trainer to the Japan Air Self Defense Force…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2009

Lockheed Martin Receives Contracts To Continue A-10 Modernization And Sustainment

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received three contracts totaling $7.7 million from the U.S. Air Force for the continued modernization and sustainment of the A-10…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2009

Gripen NG Demo returns to the skies

Gripen NG Demonstrator started flight testing again on October 27 following a modification which includes the installation of an AESA radar. The Gripen NG Demonstrator…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2009

BAE Systems Completes Indian Hawk Aircraft Deliveries

Warton â€“ UK. After completing a flight development contract for the Indian Air Force (IAF), BAE Systems has delivered the 24th and final UK built…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2009

The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master makes its 1,000th flight

The new M-346 Master advanced trainer designed by Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has reached the symbolic 1,000-flight milestone. The flight was made by the…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2009

Boeing Delivers 3rd Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet Ahead of Schedule

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) third F/A-18F Block II Super…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2009

RAF Merlin crews ready for Afghanistan

The first Merlin helicopter crews are ready to deploy to Afghanistan following pre-deployment training in the United States. Â The Merlins, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire,…

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