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Barcelona And Sabadell Officially Welcome Red Bull Air Race
Opening ceremony at Red Bull Air Race airport in Sabadell
BARCELONA, Spain – The Spanish cities of Barcelona and Sabadell officially welcomed the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, its 15 pilots and CEO Bernd Loidl with a ceremony at… Continue reading
Boeing SLAM ER Missile System Achieves 2 Launch Milestones
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30, 2009 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) missile system recently reached two program milestones — the first launch from an F-16 aircraft and the 100th missile launch. Both flights… Continue reading
Boeing Connects 2 More F-15E Simulators to US Air Force Global Training Network
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has connected two additional F-15E Mission Training Centers (MTC) to the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) — one at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and one at… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System Fielded With Automatic Takeoff and Landing System
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has equipped and fielded its Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS) to the Army’s UAS Training Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where… Continue reading
First Operational US Navy Growler Squadron ‘Safe for Flight’
From Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Public Affairs
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (NNS) — Electronic Attack (VAQ) 132 received the official notification in a Sept. 22 Navy message from Capt. Tom Slais, Commander Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific… Continue reading
EMBRAER’S COMMERCIAL JET OPERATORS TO MEET IN MONTREAL, CANADA
Company holds discussions on various topics related to E-Jet and ERJ 145 families
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São José dos Campos, September 30, 2009 Conference – Worldwide for customers and suppliers from North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia… Continue reading
EMBRAER COMMUNIQUÉ – F-X2
São José dos Campos, September 29, 2009
Econômico newspaper, dated September 28, 2009, Embraer clarifies that it is not directly participating in the selection process of the new F-X2 fighter for the Brazilian Air Force and, contrary to what was… Continue reading
Airbus welcomes 50 per cent synthetic fuel milestone
Paves the way for 100 per cent synthetic jet fuel approval
Airbus welcomes the latest steps towards the approval by ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world, for the use of a 50 per… Continue reading
Predator passes 600,000 flight hours
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS)  – Airmen of the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing here surpassed the 600,000 flight hour mark in the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system Sept. 4 here.
The Predator fleet passed 250,000 hours in June 2007, after 12… Continue reading
Thunderbirds take show down under
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFNS) – The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, took to the Australian sky Sept. 26 showcasing the power and precision that embodies Air Force Airmen worldwide.Â
Flying wingtip-to-wingtip formations and in solo maneuvers, the Thunderbirds put on a… Continue reading
Eurocopter and United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence sign Contract for Royal Air Force Puma Life Extension Programme
Eurocopter UK Ltd. and the British Ministry of Defence signed a contract on September 18 for the Life Extension Programme for 28 of the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Puma Mk1 helicopters. The upgraded Pumas, which will be designated Puma… Continue reading