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Italian Duo Unveil HammerHead UAS; First Flight To Occure Within A Year
June 19, 2013 @ 10:17 AMItalian aircraft-makers Selex ES and Piaggio Aero unveiled the HammerHead, a unmanned aircraft system, at the Paris Air Show. The development of the HammerHead marks the first time an Italian company has developed a large scale UAS
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General Atomics To Supply Predator Drones To UAE
June 18, 2013 @ 03:49 PMGeneral Atomics will sell an unarmed version of its Predator unmanned system to the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the Middle East as part of a plan to boost international sales, a company vice president was quoted as saying. The Predator XP, is equipped with radar and sensors to offer wide-area surveillance but not weapon systems such as laser-guided bombs or air-to-ground missiles, according to Christopher Ames, director of international strategic development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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Embraer Looks To Middle East, South America For Increased Military Aircraft Sales
June 18, 2013 @ 02:46 PMToday during the Paris Air Show, Beechcraft Defense Company said that it expects the growth in international defensebudgets to lead to demand for its trainer and light attack aircraft. Although most Western nations saw defense cuts in 2012, military spending rose by 7
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Embraer, Boeing To Jointly Sell, Market KC-390 Medium Lift Aircraft
June 18, 2013 @ 02:01 PMEmbraer and Boeing are partnering on the sales and marketing of Embraer's KC-390 a multi-mission mobility and aerial refueling aircraft with advanced capabilities in the medium-sized airlift market.Under the agreement, Boeing is the lead for KC-390 sales, sustainment and training opportunities in the U
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Sikorsky To Supply S-92 Helis To China Under Two New Contracts
June 18, 2013 @ 09:38 AMSikorsky Aircraft today announced that it has signed a contract with China's CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) for two S-92 helicopters to be used for the offshore oil crew transportation mission. "The offshore oil market in China is growing rapidly, and the S-92 helicopter has proven to be a reliable and safe performer in many locations around the world, including China, where Sikorsky products are now being operated by all three major offshore oil service providers," said Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Vice President of Sales & Marketing
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Raytheon Marks 5000th AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Delivery
June 17, 2013 @ 02:39 PMRaytheon's AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile program has marked a milestone of delivering 5,000 missiles to the U.S
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ATK, Alenia Aermacchi Successfully Flight Tested MC-27J
June 17, 2013 @ 02:35 PMATK and Alenia Aermacchi successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight tests of their MC-27J multi-mission aircraft. A Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) Gun System pallet was installed and tested on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter
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Raytheon Wins F-15C AESA Radar Contract
June 17, 2013 @ 02:21 PMRaytheon has won a follow-on contract from Boeing, for the sixth production lot of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radars for U.S
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Boeing, GE Planning To Sign Agreement For 787-10X Dreamliner Orders
June 17, 2013 @ 12:47 PMBoeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today at Paris Air Show a commitment to order 10 787-10X Dreamliners equipped with state-of-art GEnx engines, associating to the 787-10 program launch. Boeing is looking forward to finalize the details of the agreement with GECAS, at which time the airplanes will be posted to the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website as a firm order
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China Unveils Attack Drone At Paris Air Show
June 17, 2013 @ 12:24 PMChina unveiled the “Wing Loong” attack drone model at the Paris Air show today, its first display outside China. The Wing Loong, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the China Aviation Industry Corporation bears a striking resemblance to the United States' larger MQ-9 Reaper, but is similar in size to its MQ-1 Predator
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