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A report released by the U.S. Marine Corps indicates that civilian contractors employed by Lockheed Martin remotely piloting a K-Max unmanned helicopter in Afghanistan June 5, 2013 lost control of the aircraft because it had been programmed to anticipate a 15 mph headwind at its dropoff point, and encountered a tailwind instead.
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Boeing Tactical Surveillance Aircraft Receives Additional FAA Certification
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Supplemental Type Certification clears the way for international demonstrations and sales
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Sikorsky, Boeing Selected to Build Technology Demonstrator for Future Vertical Lift
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SB>1 Defiant expected to fly in 2017
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HAL looks to increase domestic content in Tejas
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Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) hopes to increase the number of locally-produced line replacement units (LRU) in its Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Boeing have been selected to build a helicopter for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Phase 1 program (JMR TD), paving the way for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft.
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Alitalia joins Etihad's constellation of equity partners
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Alitalia's route network plans show the Italian carrier being pulled into orbit around the fast-growing, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, following the closing of a long-awaited major investment deal.
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Russia to deploy fifth-gen fighters, S-500 missiles in 2016
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In 2016, the Russian military will start deploying two advanced weapons, the fifth-generation fighter jet PAK FA and the long-range surface-to-air missile systems S-500, chief of the Russian Air Forces said. Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev gave an outline of his […]
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USAF awards hosted payloads contract to Airbus
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Airbus Defense and Space has secured a contract for the provision of services related to hosting US Air Force (USAF) communications systems onboard commercially operated satellites.
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New Indian-Singapore airline to be named Vistara
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The full-service airline planned by India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be named Vistara, the companies announced Tuesday.
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