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LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACECRAFT TO BE FLOWN FOR NASA’S GRAIL LUNAR MISSION
DENVER, December 19th, 2007 — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) newest mission will analyze the internal structure and gravitational forces of the Earth’s moon. The Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission is the latest mission under… Continue reading
China Eastern Airlines to be launch Boeing customer for Rockwell Collins’ dPAVES in-flight entertainment system
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (December 18, 2007)Â -Â China Eastern Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins dPAVES in-flight entertainment system for six new Boeing 737-800, and 30 A320 aircraft. This selection marks the debut of Rockwell Collins’ dPAVES on Boeing aircraft. The first… Continue reading
Tiger Airways looks to the future with fleet of 70 A320 aircraft
Tiger Airways, Asia-Pacific’s fast growing low-fare carrier, has signed a contract with Airbus for an additional 20 A320s, which will take its fleet up to 70 aircraft. This announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 50… Continue reading
Eight Chinooks to boost operations in Afghanistan
A #62 million contract with Boeing to convert eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters to a support helicopter role was announced by the MoD today.
Des Browne, Secretary of State for Defence, said:
“Helicopters play a vital role in supporting our operations… Continue reading
FIRST SHORT TAKEOFF/VERTICAL LANDING STEALTH FIGHTER UNVEILED AT LOCKHEED MARTIN
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and ATK Test New Propulsion Technologies for Navy Strategic Missiles
CHINA LAKE, Calif., December 18th, 2007 — The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) have tested new propulsion technologies for strategic missiles atNaval Air Weapons Center China Lake, Calif. A static test fire was conducted… Continue reading
Spain’s Interior Ministry orders two EADS CASA CN-235 aircraft for the Guardia Civil
The Spain’s Interior Ministry has ordered two EADS CASA CN-235 aircraft in Maritime Patrol version that will be operated by the “Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil.†These are the first fix-wing aircraft in service with these forces, which already… Continue reading
EADS Defence & Security was awarded research and technology programme for the “Agile UAV in Network-Centric Environments” project
EADS Defence & Security (DS) was awarded by the German Ministry of Defence (MoD) some weeks ago the prime contractor role for the research and technology programme “Agile UAV within Network-Centric Environments” (Agile UAV-NCE). This programme of Military Air Systems,… Continue reading
First MRH90 Multi-Role Helicopters Delivered to Australia
The Australian Armed Forces took formally delivery today of the first two of 46 new, large and fast, troop carrying helicopters in Brisbane at Australian Aerospace, Eurocopter subsidiary. This hand-over ceremony, which was preceded by a fly-past of the two… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Successful Handover of Hughes’ Spaceway 3 Satellite
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful on-orbit handover of the Spacewayâ„¢ 3 commercial communications satellite to Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES). Hughes will utilize the Boeing-built satellite to provide HughesNet® broadband-via-satellite… Continue reading
C-17 flies cross country on synthetic fuel
Today was the day the first C-17 Globemaster flew across the country powered by synthetic fuel.
A Globemaster — its tanks half-filled with standard jet fuel and half with a synthetic, coal-derived fuel — flew Dec. 17 from Washington’s McChord… Continue reading
Tiger HAD maiden flight performed on December 14th, 2007
The first flight of the HAD version of the Tiger (HAD S/N 5001) has taken place in Marignane (France) on December 14th, 2007, at the exact date forecasted in the Tiger HAD development contract signed two years ago between Eurocopter… Continue reading