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NASA selects Virgin Galactic for Suborbital Flights
US Space Agency will fly technology payloads to space onboard Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft.
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS, has been selected by NASA to provide flight opportunities… Continue reading
Israel ‘deploys Heron drones’ over offshore gas fields
Israel has deployed Heron(*)Â drones to keep watch on gas fields off its northern coast, fearing attack by the Hezbollah militia from neighbouring Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post daily reported on Tuesday.
The fields lie in a part of the Mediterranean that… Continue reading
China first aircraft carrier starts sea trial
China’s first aircraft carrier set out on a low-profile sea trial Wednesday, its first journey under the Chinese flag. The vessel was swaddled in mist as it departed the port of Dalian, which had narrowly escaped tropical storm Muifa Monday.… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded Naval Air Systems Command Contract To Support Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System
Philadelphia, Pa., August 10th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will continue to maintain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a critical system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for variants of the Tomahawk… Continue reading
IAI to unveil “GHOST”, a Rotary Mini UAV System at AUVSIs Unmanned Systems North America
 
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will present the GHOST, an innovative, small hovering unmanned platform at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America , August 16-19, in Washington, DC.
GHOST weighs approximately 4 kg (9 lbs), and provides real-time intelligence to ground… Continue reading
EMBRAER EXPANDS SERVICE NETWORK FOR EXECUTIVE JETS IN LATIN AMERICA
Company presents four new authorized service centers to meet the needs of Phenom customers in Brazil
São José dos Campos, August 10, 2011 – Embraer announced, today, the selection of four new authorized service centers in Brazil, in order to… Continue reading
Eurocopter EC145 helicopter will strengthen the Namibia Police Air Wing
Namibia’s Ministry of Safety & Security has ordered a Eurocopter EC145 to expand the capabilities and reach of the Namibia Police Force’s (NAMPOL) Air Wing.
Marignane, 10 August 2011
This new twin-engine helicopter will complement Namibia’s existing fleet of… Continue reading
Boeing, GOL Celebrate Two Milestones With 737 Delivery
SEATTLE, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the 100th 737 outfitted… Continue reading
CIT signs firm order for 50 A320neo aircraft
Top leasing companies continue to favour A320neo
CIT Aerospace, a unit of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a global leader in transportation finance has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for the 50 A320neo family aircraft, which… Continue reading
A380 goes transpacific with Korean Air
First transpacific A380 service to US East Coast