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Navy Sees Future Not in F-35s, But in Unmanned Aircraft [feedly]

miércoles, 29 de abril de 2015

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Navy_Sees_Future_Not_in_F_35s_But_in_Unmanned_Aircraft_999.html

Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 29, 2015

Will future Maverick and Goose wannabes end up as mere drone operators? Navy pilots' dog-fighting days may be numbered as the department's secretary says the F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) will be "the last manned strike fighter aircraft" the Navy should commission, pointing to drones as the future of naval aviation. Coincidentally, the Navy announced that the yet-to-be-operational F-35 w

Afghan air force receives Cheetal helicopters [feedly]

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Afghan-air-force-receives-Cheetal-helicopters-411690/

The Afghan air force has formally received three Cheetal light helicopters which delivered earlier this month by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), with an acceptance ceremony having been held in Kabul on 15 April.

Construction of new Airbus Asia Training Centre underway [feedly]

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/construction-of-new-airbus-asia-training-centre-underway/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

Netherlands, Norway, Poland to jointly issue A330 MRTT RfP - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNG9F9eJ7IKsqb65TdC6JFA96AYBsQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=P7g_VYB95bWZApyQgdgB&url=http://www.janes.com/article/51017/netherlands-norway-poland-to-jointly-issue-a330-mrtt-rfp

Netherlands, Norway, Poland to jointly issue A330 MRTT RfP
IHS Jane's 360
The Netherlands, Norway, and Poland will send a request for proposal (RfP) to Airbus to buy A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft within a matter of weeks, according to officials close to the issue. Since the platforms will be identical to ...

New Israeli UAV manufacturer reveals initial plans - Flightglobal [feedly]

New Israeli UAV manufacturer reveals initial plans - Flightglobal
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNEiu3SB0RuFdVgTZUx0Ni7geKMNog&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=jpI_VfDCI4KnmAKclIHoDQ&url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-israeli-uav-manufacturer-reveals-initial-plans-411663/

Newly founded Israeli manufacturer Meteor is planning to offer a range of affordable and tailor-made unmanned air vehicles to international customers, its new chief executive has revealed. The former president of fellow UAV manufacturer Israel ...

Republic DH8D near Philadelphia on Apr 28th 2015, engine fire [feedly]

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NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month Of Flight [feedly]

NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month Of Flight
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=08507205-4ca7-4ef4-a597-8b749b21c33c

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Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=962e715e-f980-4b24-85cd-f7291845eb2b

Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program A draft military budget which will be discussed by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this week would cut $460 million from the Pentagon's next-generation bomber program that would lead to a replacement to the aging B-52 and B-1 fleets.