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NEW CHIEF TEST PILOT FOR BAE SYSTEMS
Lancashire – BAE Systems has appointed a former Royal Navy Sea Harrier pilot as its new Chief Test Pilot – Combat & Training Aircraft for the company’s Military Air Solutions business.
Exeter-born Paul Stone served 21 years in the Royal… Continue reading
Saab competes with Lockheed for Dutch jet contract
Saab offers Gripen to Netherlands, competes with Lockheed Martin for Dutch fighter jet pact
NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Saab AB has offered to sell 85 JAS Gripen fighter jets to the Netherlands, going head to head with Lockheed Martin… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 191 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a five-year U.S. Army contract valued at $4.3 billion for 181 CH-47F Chinooks and 10 additional Chinooks under Fiscal Year 2008 supplemental funding. There are options… Continue reading
The Netherlands shows interest in Gripen
Saab has today responded to the F16 replacement questionnaire issued by the Dutch Ministry of Defence, offering 85 Gripen NG (Next Generation) to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
The response is an all inclusive package with 85 Gripen NG, training,… Continue reading
NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Aug. 30. Atlantis is targeted to lift off Oct. 8 to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
The… Continue reading
$357 Million U.S. Army Contract Extends HELLFIRE II Missile Production
ORLANDO, FL, August 25th, 2008 — Lockheed Martin, under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven HELLFIRE® II precision-strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles forU.S. and international armed forces under a $357 million contract with the U.S. Army.… Continue reading
Rosetta spacecraft meets asteroid Steins
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft will make a historic encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September 2008. The doors of ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, will be open to the media as of 18:00 on 5 September… Continue reading
Hawker Beechcraft Delivers Hawker 4000 to Jack DeBoer
Hospitality entrepreneur feels right at home in world’s most advanced business jet
WICHITA, Kan. (August 25, 2008) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) delivered its revolutionary Hawker 4000 super-midsized business jet to customer Jack P. DeBoer during a special ceremony at… Continue reading
Hawk aircraft crash
BAe hawk (archive)
The Royal Air force can confirm that a Hawk aircraft crashed yesterday (Wednesday 20th August 2008) at RAF Cranwell within the bounds of the airfield.
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Both crew ejected safely and remain in hospital undergoing medical assessment.… Continue reading
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MADRID, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Grieving relatives and medical staff on Thursday tried to identify the badly-burned bodies of victims of the crash of a Spanish jet in which 153 people were killed as it took… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers EgyptAir 737-800 in Star Alliance Livery
SEATTLE, Aug. 20, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Monday delivered EgyptAir’s third Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane, shown here during flight tests at Boeing Field, is the airline’s first 737 to be painted in Star Alliance livery.
On July… Continue reading
Hannes Arch wins Budapest RedBull Air Race!
Hannes Arch
Arch has same points total and is co-leading the current world standings with Paul Bonhomme who finished 3rd today.Â
Results of the Race, flown this afternoon in Budapest:
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rnd. | Time | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arch Hannes | AUT… Continue reading |