Aerojet Rocketdyne Achieves Significant Air Force Demonstration and Validation Milestone with Successful Hot-Fire Test



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Aerojet Rocketdyne Achieves Significant Air Force Demonstration and Validation Milestone with Successful Hot-Fire Test // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Aerojet_Rocketdyne_Achieves_Significant_Air_Force_Demonstration_and_Validation_Milestone_with_Successful_Hot_Fire_Test_999.html

Sacramento CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2017
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently achieved a significant milestone by completing a successful hot-fire test of a controllable solid rocket motor under the U.S. Air Force Demonstration and Validation Post Boost Study A program. "This hot-fire test successfully demonstrated the increased capabilities of an advanced, controllable solid rocket motor system," said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President
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Qatar, France sign billion-dollar fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis



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Qatar, France sign billion-dollar fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Qatar_France_sign_billion-dollar_fighter_jet_deal_amid_Gulf_crisis_999.html

Doha (AFP) Dec 7, 2017
Qatar agreed Thursday to buy 12 French-built fighter jets, part of a multi-billion-dollar raft of deals announced as President Emmanuel Macron visited the emirate, hit by the Gulf's worst political crisis in years. The 1.1-billion-euro ($1.3 billion) order for Dassault Aviation warplanes, with an option for 36 more,…

Damaged F-22 makes comeback after six-year repair job



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Damaged F-22 makes comeback after six-year repair job // Latest news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/damaged-f-22-makes-comeback-after-six-year-repair-jo-444022/

A Lockheed Martin F-22 grounded since a trainee pilot s error led to a crash landing in May 2012 could be ready to return to service next March after a nearly six-year-long repair job, according to a new US Air force document.
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Bell Takes Tailsitter Route To VTOL Cargo Drones



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Bell Takes Tailsitter Route To VTOL Cargo Drones // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/technology/bell-takes-tailsitter-route-vtol-cargo-drones

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Bell's innovation unit showcases designs for cargo drones that combine VTOL flexibility with fixed-wing efficiency.

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Bell V-280 Inching To First Flight Slower Than Hoped

Bell Helicopter is progressing toward first flight of the V-280 Valor slower than hoped, having missed the target months of September, October and November.

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Bell V-280 Inching To First Flight Slower Than Hoped // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/bell-v-280-inching-first-flight-slower-hoped

Bell Helicopter is progressing toward first flight of the V-280 Valor slower than hoped, having missed the target months of September, October and November.

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Air New Zealand showcases holiday humor in new marketing video



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Air New Zealand showcases holiday humor in new marketing video // Runway Girl
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/12/08/air-new-zealand-showcases-holiday-humor-in-new-marketing-video/

Air New Zealand has added some spice to holiday merry making with its new video of Santa trying to decipher some requests from little ones with robust Kiwi accents. Was that a wish for a biscuitball or a basketball? A bug screen TV? A book of magic trucks instead of tricks? A beard or a bed? An ear plane?