Boeing is looking into delivering the KC-46A to international customers as early as 2018.
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Month: July 2012
C-130J pilot hacks multiple map displays into one heads-up digital map
Capt. Kyle Alderman, a U.S. Air Force C-130J pilot, hacked into the software of the aircraft and created a consolidated moving map that pulls data from multiple map displays.
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BAE Systems unveils new light-weight HUD
BAE Systems says its new LiteHUD will be the smallest and lowest profile, fully-capable HUD yet developed for fast jets.
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Sikorsky signs five-year contract to build H-60 helicopters for U.S. Army and Navy
Sikorsky has secured the eighth multi-year order of H-60 helicopters from the U.S. Army and Navy for 653 Blackhawk and Seahawk helicopters.
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MV-22 pilot who crashed in Morocco made flying error
The pilot at the controls of a MV-22 that crashed in Morocco had violated an instruction in the Osprey’s flight manual which resulted in a fatal nose-down dive shortly after take off.
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