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Military Aviation News October 11, 2009

Russia Starts Ka-28 ASW Deliveries to China

Archive photo Chinese Ka-28 Moscow/9 October 2009 â€“ Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, JSC, part of the industrial holding managed by Russian Helicopters, has produced the…

Military Aviation News October 10, 2009

USS Nimitz Celebrates Its 100,000th Catapult Shot

USS NIMITZ, At Sea (NNS) — The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) reached a milestone in history when an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Tactical…

Military Aviation News October 10, 2009

US Army National Guard retires UH-1 Huey after 50 years of service

FORT MYER, Va. — The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter was officially retired in a ceremony held here, Oct. 2 by the Army National Guard, ending a…

Military Aviation News October 8, 2009

Rockwell Collins selected for KC-135 Block 45 upgrade program

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (October 08, 2009)Â -Â The U.S. Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins for the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase of the KC-135 Block…

Military Aviation News October 8, 2009

Boeing’s Laser JDAM Draws International Interest

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has signed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts with the U.S. government to provide Laser…

Military Aviation News October 8, 2009

Two dead as Russian fighter jet crashes in Libya: witnesses

TRIPOLI, Oct 7, 2009 (AFP) – A Russian MiG-23 fighter jet crashed into a house in a suburb of Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday, killing…

Military Aviation News October 7, 2009

Fire Scout departs for first deployment

AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. â€“The MQ-8B Fire Scout made naval aviation history when the fleet deployed this revolutionary rotary wing unmanned aircraft system…

Military Aviation News October 7, 2009

Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Makes 1st Flight

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven…

Military Aviation News October 7, 2009

3rd Boeing C-17 Joins 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability Initiative

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2009Â — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO)…

Military Aviation News October 6, 2009

Stork Fokker wins important JSF order for production of flaperons

Complex combination of composite and titanium in wing component increases strength and saves weight Â The Dutch aerospace industry has won another important order in relation…

Military Aviation News October 6, 2009

DEVELOPMENT TYPHOON JOINS FRONT LINE FLEET

After five years of developing capabilities for the RAFâ€™s frontline Typhoons, BT005, a development aircraft based at BAE Systems Warton, will now transfer to RAF…

Military Aviation News October 6, 2009

USAF Eglin AFB wing transitions to become first F-35 training unit

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing here transitioned from an operational F-15 Eagle unit to the first F-35 Lightning II…

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