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Unmanned Global Hawk Completes First Production Acceptance Multi-Intelligence Sensor Flight
The newest Northrop Grumman Corporation built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on May 25, flown from Palmdale, Calif.
The Global Hawk flight marks… Continue reading
Air India to get demo-trial on Boeing 787 next week
National carrier Air India, which is expected to receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the fourth quarter of the year, will get its first demo-trial on the plane next week.
‘Air India will get its first demo-trial next… Continue reading
Smoke in cockpit, Saudia plane makes emergency landing at Indian airport
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah made an emergency landing at Chennai airport in India after pilots noticed smoke coming from the cockpit.
“Flight SV841 took off from Chennai for Jeddah a few… Continue reading
F-35 Jet Blast Deflector Testing Underway at Lakehurst
F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft CF-2 is performing Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) tests at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The JBD, located behind the catapults aboard aircraft carriers, deflects high energy exhaust from the engine to prevent damage… Continue reading
Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Deliveries
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2011.
Major program deliveries during the second quarter were as follows:
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Finmeccanica: around USD 200 million contract with Mexico for four C-27J aircraft
approximately USD 200 million with Mexico to supply four tactical transport aircraft C-27J.
The contract was signed at the headquarters of SEDENA (Secreteria della Defensa Nacional) in
Mexico City,… Continue reading