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Russian Navy Receives New MiG-29K Carrier-Based Jets
November 26, 2013 @ 11:37 AMThe Russian navy has taken delivery of its first four series-produced MiG-29K/KUB carrier based fighter jets. “The MiG aircraft-manufacturing corporation has handed over two MiG-29K single-seat and two MiG-29KUB twin-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft,” a Russian official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Alenia Aermacchi Completes Final Assembly Of First RAAF C-27J Aircraft
November 26, 2013 @ 11:13 AMAlenia Aermacchi has completed the final assembly of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) first C-27J Spartan tactical airlift aircraft with mating of the aircraft's wing with the fuselage, engines and landing gear at its facility in Italy. The aircraft is currently undergoing equipment installation and functional tests in preparation for the flight testing programme
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Royal Thai Air Force To Buy Northrop Grumman's Air Defense Radar Systems
November 26, 2013 @ 08:29 AMNorthrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defense and surveillance radar systems. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will begin supplying equipment to the Royal Thai Air Force in 2015
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IAF To Mount BrahMos Missile Onto Su-30 Jets
November 25, 2013 @ 01:13 PMThe Indian Air Force has selected Sukhoi-30 fighter jets as a platform to mount the supersonic BrahMos missiles, with the first launch to be carried out by end of 2014, an Indian official was quoted as saying by The Times Of India. "We have chosen Sukhoi-30
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CHC To Buy More S-92 Helicopters
November 25, 2013 @ 07:27 AMSikorsky Aircraft today announced that CHC Helicopter, Canada has signed a multi-year contract to purchase nine S-92 helicopters, with options to acquire up to 15 more. CHC's aircraft fleet currently includes 110 helicopters made by Sikorsky including 38 S-92 and 67 S-76 aircraft
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Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype Proves Successful
November 22, 2013 @ 08:14 AMThe Lockheed Martin prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved successful being backward-compatible with the existing GPS satellite constellation in orbit. During tests that concluded on Oct
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Russia To Get New Combat Aircrafts This Year
November 21, 2013 @ 07:31 AMThe Russian military is getting a total of 67 new combat aircraft this year, an official from the United Aircraft Corporation said. “Sixty-seven new aircraft were slated to be delivered in 2013, and they will all be delivered,” Vladimir Mikhailov, director of military aviation programs at the UAC, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Eurofighter Expects First Flight of Tranche-3 Aircraft By Year-End
November 20, 2013 @ 12:21 PMEurofighter announced the ground tests with the Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles have been completed, and intensive flight test campaigns will begin imminently. Both missiles will further increase the air-to-ground capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon
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Boeing Cities Sequestration, Budget Cuts As Reason For C-17 Demise
November 19, 2013 @ 08:54 AMBoeing will end production of its C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft in 2015 amid widespread budget cuts and sequestration, a senior executive said on the sidelines of the Dubai Air Show on Monday. Calling the C-17 closure a very difficult but necessary decision, Dennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said, “Our customers around the world face very tough budget environments
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Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture Wins $176 Million Contract
November 18, 2013 @ 07:20 AMThe Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $176 million contract for 842 Block I Javelin missile rounds and 120 command launch units (CLUs). The missiles will be provided through the U
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