Aviation News
The Mi-38 has set a new world record in the E1h class (the FAI category for helicopters weighing 10,000 to 20,000 kg) by climbing to 8,600 meters on the final day of the 14th FAI World Helicopter Championship.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Lockheed Martin will cut about 550 jobs at its Marietta plant as it slows production of the C-130.
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Tony Ogilvy, Saab’s Aeronautics UK General Manager and Head of the Sea Gripen Design Centre, told IHS Jane’s that phase one design work for the Sea Gripen has been completed.
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Pilatus has took Hawker Beechcraft to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for failing to pay royalties for the use of a Pilatus design in the production of T-6.
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Pakistan Air Force’s Kamra air base came under attack from Islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons in the early hours of Thursday.
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