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Cirrus Aircraft chosen for French Air Force

Cirrus Aircraft reported that Cirrus SR20s and SR22s have been selected by Cassidian Aviation Training Services (CATS) in a public tender for the French Air Force and Navy. A fleet of 13 Cirrus SR20s will be dedicated for training pilots at the French air force base of Salon de Provence. An additional fleet of seven

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EDAC Technologies signs long-term agreement for military engine components

EDAC Technologies Corporation (EDAC), a diversified designer, manufacturer and servicer of precision components for aerospace and industrial applications, has been awarded a long-term agreement (LTA) by an OEM customer to produce a major case assembly for a military engine program with U.S. and export applications. Components produced under the LTA, which extends from 2013 to

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Embraer delivers first AEW&C aircraft to India

Embraer Defense and Security delivered the first EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) class of aircraft to the Government of India, in a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The delivery follows successful completion of ground and flight tests of the aircraft which met operational targets established by

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Avcorp signs production development contract with Boeing

Avcorp Industries has received a purchase contract from Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the production development and supply of a prototype “Ruddevator,” a flight control system for stabilization and directional control of air-to-air refuelling booms for the KC-135 Tanker Fleet. The prototype redesign incorporates new processes and materials meant to enhance the reliability of

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Embraer delivers first four A-29 Super Tucano to Indonesian Air Force

Embraer Defense and Security has 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. Indonesia is the first operator of Super Tucano in the Asia-Pacific region. These four A-29 Super Tucano are from the initial batch

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Airbus Military signs cooperation agreements in Portugal

Airbus Military has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Economy and various Portuguese industrial companies in fulfilment of the commitments arising from the sale of a fleet of twelve C295 aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force. These agreements, with a value of several hundred million euros, will boost the Portuguese aerospace industry and

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Rolls-Royce and Snecma to initiate joint combat engine studies

Rolls-Royce and Snecma (Safran Group) have signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to undertake studies into the next generation of UK and French combat aircraft engines, through their 50:50 Rolls-Royce Snecma Ltd joint venture, established in 2001. Rolls-Royce and Snecma have also announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement with BAE

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UK takes delivery of first F-35 Lightning II jet

The UK is the first international partner to have taken delivery of the F-35 Lightning II, and the RAF and Royal Navy will now commence flight trials of the aircraft. Speaking after the handover ceremony at Fort Worth, Texas, Chris Allam, F-35 Lightning II Senior Vice President for BAE Systems, said: “This is an important

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2nd Boeing P-8I aircraft for India completes 1st flight

The second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field and landing after two hours and 14 minutes at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I, a derivative of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial airplane, is the second of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine

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