Airbus aims to sell 210 A400M to America
Airbus said Monday it is aiming to sell about 210 A400M cargo planes to the United States.
Domingo Urena, director general of Airbus Military, said: "for us, the United States is a key country."
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India's ballistic missile defense test fails
India's Prithvi missile defense test on Monday failed after the target missile that was meant to be intercepted went off course after traveling about 11 kilometers.
The interceptor was not fired as a result.
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Boeing A160T Proves Resupply Capability for US Marines
Boeing's A160T Hummingbird has successfully completed a cargo delivery demonstration under a U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory contract, proving the unmanned rotorcraft's ability to resupply frontline troops in rough terrain.
The Hummingbird met or exceeded all of the demonstration requirements during the tests, conducted March 9 - March 11 at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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USAF plans first flight of X-37B next month
The USAF has confirmed that the secretive X-37B is expected to lift off on top a Atlas 5 rocket at 10 p.m. EDT on Apr. 19.
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USAF's UAS-RPA Wings
Meet Staff Sgt. Austin May of the 100th Air Refueling Wing who designed the new U.S. Air Force's UAS-RPA wings.
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Gripen NG development progress smoothly
A statement regarding the latest development of the Gripen NG said the aircraft has advanced to tests on its new AESA radar and new communications system.
Testing of the electro-optical Missile Approach Warning System (MAW) and new fuel system has been completed.
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Pratt & Whitney refutes claims over F135 costs
Pratt & Whitney said on Friday that it has driven down the cost of developing the F-135 engine.
A leaked U.S. Navy document earlier this week claimed that the cost of developing the engine for the F-35 will rise to $7.28 billion.
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First British servicewoman to pilot an Apache
Charlotte Madison is the first British woman to pilot an Apache, this is her story.
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Nigerian Air Force plane skidded off runway while carrying out mock rescue mission
Ten people were injured when a Nigerian Air Force plane skidded off the runway while taking part in a mock rescue mission.
The incident happened at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwu.
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131st Bomb Wing commander makes final B-2 flight
Col. Robert L. Leeker with the Missouri Air National Guard brought his Guard flying career to a close when he piloted a B-2 "Spirit of Alaska" from Whiteman Air Force Base on Feb. 25.
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16 percent of America's classic Hornets grounded
The U.S. Navy grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet jets after tests had revealed cracks are appearing earlier than expected.
The grounding does not apply to aircraft now flying combat missions over Iraq or Afghanistan.
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C-130E completes its last combat mission
After 47 years of service, a C-130E completed its last combat mission while in Iraq. Upon reaching its total aircraft hours of more than 33,220, the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. aircraft was retired.
Although days away from retirement, tail 9813 remained vital to the mission as its last few hours of flight were spent over Iraq on an air drop mission. As the C-130 soared of Iraq cargo pallets of supplies were pushed out the aircraft to aid servicemembers across the AOR.
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Chavez shows K-8 trainers
Venezulea announced on Saturday that it has tested six K-8 jets built by China. "Thank you, China. The empire wanted to leave us unarmed. Socialist China, revolutionary China appeared and here are our K-8 planes," President Hugo Chavez said.
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Local villagers witness first Afghan air assault
The members of the Afghan National Security Forces Air Assault Academy executed their first air assault mission, March 10, in the village of Qual ‘ Ehye Beland, Afghanistan, outside of Bagram Airfield.
The 22 Afghan National Army Commandos spilled out of the Mi-17s helicopters, securing a perimeter around the aircraft. After the Mi-17s helicopters took off, the commandos softened their military tone posture and turned from performing an air assault to carrying out a material assistance mission.
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