Press release by Russian Helicopters on the sale of 52 Mi-171E transport helicopters to China. Delivery of first eight aircraft is this year, the rest by 2014.
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Category: Industry
Raytheon completes HARM Control Section Modification testing
Raytheon announced that it has completed testing of the HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM). The modification to the AGM-88 includes a GPS receiver and an improved inertial measurement unit (IMU) for precision navigation.
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Viper Strike scored direct hits against high speed vehicles
During a recent two-day test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition launched from a Cessna Caravan test aircraft scored direct hits against high speed vehicles.
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BACN completes 3,000th E-11A mission overseas
Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has completed 3,000 missions flying aboard the E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 aircraft in support of overseas contingency missions.
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Fears that Gripen E/F could suck out large part of Swedish defense budget
There are worries by certain members of the Swedish ruling coalition parties that the Gripen E/F development could take away a large part of the defense budget.
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