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U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $170 Million Contract for Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $170 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the United Arab Emirates.Â
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Raytheon Awarded $58 Million for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $58.2 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles.Â
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AAMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued… Continue reading
Pluto’s White, Dark-Orange and Charcoal-Black Terrain Captured by NASA’s Hubble
WASHINGTON — NASA has released the most detailed and dramatic images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show an icy, mottled, dark molasses-colored world undergoing seasonal surface color and brightness changes.… Continue reading
EMBRAER DESIGNATES 1ST PHENOM SERVICE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA
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Embraer has named Clay Lacy Aviation (CLA) as the Company’s authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets in Southern California. Located at Van Nuys Airport, in the Los Angeles Basin, CLA is one of the… Continue reading
The Fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 Joins the Flight Certification Campaign
Today the fourth SSJ100 prototype SN 95005 has taken to the skies. The aircraft was captained by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s test pilots Sergey Korostiev and Alexander Ivanov. During a 2 hour and 45 minute flight, the pilot crew was able… Continue reading
Eurocopter and Spanish Ministry of the Interior Sign Contract for 12 EC135s to Be Assembled in Albacete
Eurocopter and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior have signed a contract for the purchase of twelve EC135 P2i helicopters. Spain’s National Police Force will operate six of the new aircraft for law enforcement missions, while the remaining six will… Continue reading
Boeing Connects 1st F-22 Mission Training Center to US Air Force Network
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] connected the F-22 Mission Training Center (MTC) at Langley Air Force Base, Va., to the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) in November, allowing F-22 pilots at the base… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Receives $243 Million from the U.S. Air Force for Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Lot 8 Production
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a U.S. Air Force contract valued at $243.5 million for an eighth production lot of the JASSM cruise missile. The award brings the total contracted quantities of the cruise missile to over 1200.
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Hong Kong Airlines to order six A330-200s
Hong Kong Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for six A330-200 aircraft. The latest commitment will increase the number of A330s ordered by the airline to 23. Hong Kong Airlines intends to use the A330-200s to… Continue reading