A Sukhoi Su-30MK2 that was just manufactured at Komsomolsk-on-Amur crashed during a test flight on Tuesday.
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Month: February 2012
Second CN235 for Mexico delivered
EADS North America has delivered the second of four Airbus Military CN235-300 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to the Mexican Navy.
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ONR starts testing BAE Systems’ railgun
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has started a two-month test of a prototype electromagnetic railgun made by BAE Systems.
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F-22 back in airshow circuit with appearance at Thunder Over Utah airshow
After missing from the airshow circuit for a year, the F-22 is back and Maj. Henry Schantz will perform the F-22 demo at Thunder Over Utah airshow on Mar. 17-18.
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Raytheon tests new rocket motor for TOW
Raytheon has tested a new propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile which will doubles its range and reduces the missile’s flight time by one-third.
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