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General Aviation News March 9, 2011

Landmark Flight Brings Program One Step Closer to Demonstrating Autonomous Aerial Refueling Between Two Unmanned Aircraft

On Jan. 21, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center took a major step toward demonstrating autonomous…

Military Aviation News March 4, 2011

EADS North America will not protest U.S. Air Forces aerial refueling tanker selection

Arlington, Virginia,Â 04 March 2011 EADS North America announced today that it will not protest the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s selection of the Boeing offering in…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2011

EADS North America KC-45 tanker program tallies another milestone with refuelings from fuselage hose unit

Validation of the KC-45â€™s four-point refueling system completed with tanker for the U.K. Royal Air ForceArlington, Virginia,Â 26 January 2011 The fuselage-mounted hose-and-drogue aerial refueling…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2010

Boeing Team delivered a C-130H aerial refueling tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force,

GIFU, Japan, April 20, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and partners Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Cobham Mission Systems today announced that they…

Military Aviation News April 12, 2010

Northrop Grumman Navigation Capabilities Successfully Tested in Support of Automated Aerial Refueling Program

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) navigation products exceeded data collection and characterization test objectives and provided excellent…

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 August 27, 2009

Northrop Grumman Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract for USS Theodore Roosevelt Refueling and Complex Overhaul

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract valued at approximately $2.4 billion…

Military Aviation News August 14, 2009

Lockheed Martin F-35 Successful In First Probe-And-Drogue Aerial Refueling

A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2009

Boeing KC-767J Aerial Refueling Tankers Join Active Air Wing in Japan

ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2009 â€“ The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that three KC-767J aerial refueling tankers recently achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC)…

Military Aviation News February 16, 2009

Northrop Grumman to Provide Relative Navigation Software and Ethernet Access to Navigation System for Air Force Refueling Program

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Feb. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) relative navigation solution has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for…

Military Aviation News January 15, 2009

Boeing Completes 1st Aerial Refuelings of 737 for Australia’s Wedgetail AEW&C Program

SEATTLE, Jan. 15, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed the first aerial refuelings of a 737 platform. The historic…