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Military Aviation News December 14, 2009

Armed BLACK HAWK Demonstrator Completes Test Program

STRATFORD, Connecticut – Sikorsky Military Systems, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., and Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) have successfully completed the Armed BLACK HAWK…

Military Aviation News December 14, 2009

Sukhoiâ€™s plant in Novosibirsk handed over final batch of upgraded Su-24M2 bombers to Russian Air Force

The final batch of Su-24M2 bombers was handed over to the Russian AF after repair and modernization at the V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News December 13, 2009

First Flight of Airbus A400M Successfully performed (post udated with video)

First take-off Airbus A400M successfully performedÂ at 10:16 , landed back in Seville, Spain at 14:02 local time,after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h…

Military Aviation News, Space News December 12, 2009

X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52

12/11/2009Â -Â WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS)Â –Â The X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52…

Military Aviation News December 11, 2009

RAF Hercules crews begin supplying troops in Afghanistan with air drops

Crews from RAF Lyneham are reverting to Second World War methods of resupplying troops on the front line in Afghanistan by air drops, helping to…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News December 10, 2009

Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance Hosts Rollout Ceremony for U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency UH-60 A-A to L Recapitalization Aircraft

BEEVILLE, Texas – Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, today rolled out the first U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBP) UH-60 A-A…

Military Aviation News December 10, 2009

Nigeria Becomes 1st Export Customer for ATR 42MP

ROME – Alenia Aeronautica has delivered to the Nigerian Air Force the first of two ATR 42MP maritime patrol aircraft ordered in March 2007, the…

Military Aviation News December 10, 2009

USAF Eyes JSTARS Options

The U.S. Air Force this week confirmed that is looking at various options to continue the critical ground surveillance mission performed by its four-decade-old E-8…

Military Aviation News December 10, 2009

Airbus A400M first flight 11 December 2009

As final preparations continue for the first flight of the A400M military airlifter, Airbus Military has announced details of the highly experienced six-man crew that…

Military Aviation News December 9, 2009

Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program Demonstrating Continued Success

Program On-Track for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation in 2011 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Jim Culmo, vice…

Military Aviation News December 9, 2009

Premium AEROTEC delivers 300th centre fuselage section for the Eurofighter

Europeâ€™s leading aerostructure specialist focuses on highly complex aircraft structures and modules Augsburg, 08Â December Â 2009 Premium AEROTEC delivered the 300th centre fuselage section for…

Military Aviation News December 9, 2009

Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Demonstrates Air-To-Surface Capability

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) demonstrated the capability to employ the AIM-9X Sidewinder advanced infrared-guided air-to-air missile to attack…

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