Bell has announced that the CMV-22B has made its first flight. The latest tilt-rotor variant is believed to have flown in December 2019.
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Crowsnest ASaC in trouble
The News reports that Lockheed Martin has run into trouble developing the Crowsnest Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASaC) platform for the Royal Navy.
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Prabowo refuses to comment whether Indonesia will buy 48 Rafales
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto had a meeting with House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I to discuss the recent events at Natuna. He was asked by reporters on the potential purchase of 48 Rafale fighters from France after the meeting. Prabowo only said he will work closely with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani to strengthen the country’s defense.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Maiden flight of Falco Xplorer
Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer has made its maiden flight from Trapani Air Force Base on Jan. 15. The flight time was approximately 60 minutes.
Photo: Leonardo
Telephonics says it was MOSAIC AESA that won 1st prize in MUX AEW payload competition
The U.S. Navy’s Marine Air/Ground Task Force, Unmanned Aerial System, Expeditionary (MUX) Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Payload prize was won by Telephonics and the company announced on Jan. 14 that it had pitched its MOSAIC Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) based radar for the competition.
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