The JDAM-ER, which has a modular add-on wing kit that extends its range to more than 40 miles, has completed wind tunnel tests at a U.S. facility in June.
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Mi-38 sets altitude record
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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Lockheed Martin to cut 550 jobs at Marietta plant as C-130 production slowdown
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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Saab completes phase one design work for Sea Gripen
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 says Hawker Beechcraft stopped paying royalties for T-6
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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