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Photo Release -- US Air Force, Northrop Grumman Craft Plan to Increase B-2 Operational Availability
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PALMDALE, Calif., Sept. 14, 2015 -- The U.S. Air Force expects to increase the number of B-2 stealth bombers available for combat by one full jet and reduce fleet sustainment costs significantly under a new maintenance agreement worked out with B-2 prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC).
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First flight for new Aero Vodochody L-39NG
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Aero Vodochody performed the maiden sortie of its updated L-39NG trainer from its Odolena Voda facility in the Czech Republic on 14 September.
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Embraer: SkyWest, Inc. orders 18 additional E175s to fly as United ... - MarketWatch
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14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer announced today that it has signed a firm order with SkyWest, Inc. for 18 E175 jets. The order, which will be included in Embraer's 2015 third-quarter backlog, has an estimated value of USD 800 million, based on the ...
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Qualcomm unveils Linux-based UAV reference platform - LinuxGizmos
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Qualcomm unveils Linux-based UAV reference platform
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Ubuntu got a big boost as a competitive operating system for drones with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) reference platform announced by Qualcomm this week called Snapdragon Flight. The Snapdragon 801 based development platform supports ...
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US Air Force upgrades to Northrop's spyplane may cost half of prior estimate - Reuters
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US Air Force upgrades to Northrop's spyplane may cost half of prior estimate
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Both items could be added to the Northrop drone for perhaps as little as half the earlier estimate of $4 billion, he said. The Air Force still hopes to retire its aging fleet of manned U-2 spy planes built by Lockheed Martin Corp because it could not ...
Photo Release -- US Air Force, Northrop Grumman Craft Plan to Increase B-2 ...Stockhouse
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British Military to Buy Solar-Powered Drones Flying on Edge of Space
// Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2015
Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire three solar-powered drones that can fly on the edge of space for up to three months, the drone's manufacturer said on Wednesday. The Zephyr 8 drones being supplied by Airbus Defence and Space will be capable of flying at a height of about 70,000 feet. The months-long flight time gives military customers the capability to conduct persis
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China, Russia plan new heavy-lift helicopter
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Beijing (UPI) Sep 11, 2015
A proposed program by China and Russia to jointly develop a heavy-lift helicopter could begin next year as the two near finalization of the project agreement. "The project is progressing smoothly, and we are discussing with our Russian counterparts terms and clauses in the agreement," Wu Ximing, chief helicopter designer at Aviation Industry Corp of China, was quoted by China Daily. "Th
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Wizz Air firms-up order for 110 A321neo aircraft
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A320neo Family orders top 4,300 aircraft
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Airbus officially opens U.S. Manufacturing Facility
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Company, industry and community leaders mark start of A320 Family aircraft production in Mobile,...
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Made in the U.S. by a global team: The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility is open for business
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Airbus and the newest members of its global team are "getting to work… together" – as the company...
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Airbus Inaugurates First US Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama - Airways News (blog)
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Airbus Inaugurates First US Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama
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The site was originally selected to assemble the Airbus A330 MRTT, a replacement for the U.S. Air Force's KC-135E Stratotankers, and A330 freighters as well. The contract was originally awarded to the joint venture between EADS and Northrop Grumman as ...
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Airbus ready for Zephyr sales to take off
// Military news
Airbus Defence & Space has begun developing a next-generation version of its long-endurance Zephyr platform, with the design to feature an increased 35m (115ft) wingspan and, at 40kg (88lb), a heftier payload capacity.
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Sukhoi to revise Superjet sales forecasts
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Sukhoi s civil aircraft division is revising forecasts for the Superjet 100 under a draft long-term business plan.
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Antonov to quit United Aircraft Corporation-Antonov joint venture - Kyiv Post
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Antonov to quit United Aircraft Corporation-Antonov joint venture
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The Ukrainian government has accepted the proposal by the Ukrainian Economic Development Ministry and the state aircraft maker Antonov over the latter's withdrawal from its Moscow-based joint venture with Russia's United Aircraft Corporation.
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Aurora's Orion UAV in storage after USAF world-record flight - Flightglobal
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Aurora's Orion UAV in storage after USAF world-record flight
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The US Air Force appears to have no room for Aurora Flight Sciences' long-endurance Orion unmanned aerial vehicle in its inventory, despite the aircraft successfully demonstrating 80 hours of endurance in a world-record flight last December. The ...
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