Month: May 2011
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Cobham To Divest Analytic Solutions And Commercial Systems Business Units
Britain’s Cobham said last week that it plans to divest two of its business units, Analytic Solutions and Commercial Systems, to focus on areas where it has a “technological […]
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Firebird Optionally Manned ISR Plane
Military users will be able to simultaneously receive real-time high-definition video, view infrared imagery, use radar and listen in on communications signals using a new Northrop Grumman [NOC] intelligence-gathering aircraft […]
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Boeing Hails Second Flight For Fighter-Sized Drone
A senior Boeing [BA] official recently said the company’s Phantom Ray unmanned aircraft successfully completed its second flight just one week after a previously announced April 27 first flight from […]
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Sikorsky Innovations Completes Wind Tunnel Testing For Active Rotor System
Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, [UTX] has completed wind tunnel testing of its active rotor system equipped with high authority flaps. The effort is jointly funded […]
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Air Force To Open Two Helo Competitions
The Air Force plans to open separate competitions this year and next for a new fleet of helicopters for patrolling the nation’s ICBM fields and for a recapitalization effort of […]
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Army Special Operations Command Receives Final MH-47G, Plans More
Boeing [BA] has delivered the final MH-47G Chinook to Army Special Operations Command and plans are in the works for another eight aircraft, officials said. The G-model Chinook is a […]
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Army CH-47 Chinook Program Aims At Second Multi-Year Contract
The Army’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter program is in the fourth year of its first multi-year contract, and the service and aircraft producer Boeing [BA] are moving toward another five-year contract. […]
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Australian Heron RPA Sets Unit Record For Monthly Flight Hours
The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours, the unit commander said. Commanding […]
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Army To Boost ISR Assets In Eastern Afghanistan After Large-Scale Attack
U.S. commanders plan to increase the number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets in eastern Afghanistan after Taliban forces launched a large-scale attack against an Afghan security outpost this week, […]
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Australia’s Review of MRM-90 Helicopter Recommends Remediation Plan
A remediation plan is recommended after a full diagnostic review of Australia’s MRH-90 Multi Role Helicopter Program. The review recommended that Defence work with the contractor, Australian Aerospace, to implement […]