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NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Curiosity Beside Martian Mountain
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies Unveils New Unmanned Quad Rotor Vertical Take-Off and Landing System
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Procerus Technologies’ new small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system gives warfighters, first responders and others in small, cluttered, urban environments an eye-in-the-sky in just minutes.
The rugged,… Continue reading
Embraer Delivers the First Four A-29 Super Tucano to Indonesian Air Force
São Paulo, August 6, 2012 – Embraer Defense and Security has today delivered four light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to Indonesia’s Air Force at a ceremony held in its facility in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil.… Continue reading
Avation Plc takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600 in Asia Pacific region
Aircraft to be operated on Australian regional routes
Toulouse, 06 August 2012
The first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft destined for the Asia Pacific Region was delivered today to the leasing company Avation Plc, as part of an agreement with Australian… Continue reading
Flexjet and Bombardier Launch Nationwide Learjet 85 Aircraft Mock-Up Tour
Bombardier’s exclusive fractional launch customer, Flexjet, showcases new aircraft model at 11 private events in a coast-to-coast U.S. tour Guests to interact with an aircraft that is set to revolutionize the industry and enjoy experiences provided by select luxury… Continue reading
Vision Flight Deck Takes Centre Stage at LABACE 2012
Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, will showcase its Vision Flight Deck cockpit at the ninth Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil from August 15-17, 2012. Joining the debuting Global… Continue reading
South Korea Selects BAE Systems to Perform F-16 Avionics Upgrades
The Republic of Korea has selected BAE Systems to upgrade the avionics and electronic systems for its fleet of F-16 aircraft.
The Korean Government will deliver a Letter of Request (LOR) for BAE Systems’ U.S.-based Support Solutions business to be… Continue reading
Boeing Team Demonstrates Expanded Control of Unmanned Aircraft Swarm
Operator uses laptop and military radio to task autonomous systems and receive time-critical information
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 6, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the… Continue reading
Boeing Establishes Simulator-based Training for Kiowa Flight Instructors
Helicrew helicopter simulator enables instructors to safely and cost-efficiently enhance skills, plan exercises
OAKEY, Queensland, Aug. 6, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has installed a Helicrew simulator at the Oakey Army Aviation Training Centre in… Continue reading