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Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

Royal Navy HMS Gannet achieves record number of Search and Rescue sorties

The Royal Navy’s duty crew of HMS Gannet’s Search and Rescue unit responded to a record-breaking total of 447 call-outs in 2009. Historically, no helicopter…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Succeeds In First Vertical Landing

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., March 18th, 2010 — A supersonic Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

USAF Predator passes 700,000 hours

3/19/2010Â -Â CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS)Â –Â Airmen of the 432nd Air Expeditionary WingÂ reached a new flightÂ milestoneÂ March 12 when they surpassed 700,000 flight hours in the MQ-1B…

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

Boeing Receives Additional Contract for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems

ST. LOUIS, March 18, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it received a $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense in December…

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Awarded $31 Million Navy F/A-18 Mission Computer Contract

FAIRFAX, Va. â€“ General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a $30.6 million contract for the production of 118 Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC)…

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

Supersonic Brazilian Mayor

The Mayor of Sao Bernardo do Campo, Mr Luiz Marinho is visiting Sweden this week on an invite by the Swedish Trade and Export Council….

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

Raytheon Awarded $12 Million for Patriot Missile Field Surveillance Program

TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded $11.9 million to provide material and technical services in support of the…

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design of Free Electron Laser Weapon System

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 18, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed the preliminary design of the U.S. Navy’s Free Electron Laser (FEL)…

Military Aviation News March 17, 2010

Boeing Receives Authorised Engineering Organisation Certification for Australian Super Hornets

AMBERLEY, Queensland, March 17, 2010 — Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has received accreditation from the Commonwealth…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 16, 2010

GE, Navy Collaborate to Benefit the Environment

March 08, 2010 — LYNN, Mass — The U.S. Navy and GE Aviation are collaborating on an environmentally beneficial program to recover rhenium-bearing aircraft engine…

Military Aviation News March 16, 2010

USAF Lockheed C-130E Hercules completes last combat mission

3/16/2010Â -Â JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS)Â –Â After 47 years of service, a C-130E Hercules completed its last combat mission March 6 here. Upon reaching its total aircraft…

Military Aviation News March 15, 2010

Gripen NG Demonstrator flight tests in progress

The flight test programme with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in LinkÃ¶ping. The latest flight, number 117 since the…

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