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Price of Super Hornet fuel tank valve nearly doubled after company was sold

Posted on August 27, 2019 by alert5

Research by BidLink.net found that a stop-check valve being fitted inside the fuel tanks of Super Hornets and Growlers has nearly doubled in price after GE Aviation sold off the division.

A U.S. Navy F-A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), not shown, in the Pacific 130424-N-TC437-736
MCSA Ignacio D. Perez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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ESSM Block 2 LRIP contract is out

Posted on August 27, 2019 by alert5

Raytheon has secured a $190 million low-rate initial production contract for ESSM Block 2 missiles.

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First flight of Brazilian Gripen E

Posted on August 27, 2019 by alert5
First flight of Brazilian Gripen E

The first export Gripen E, 39-6001, has flown for the first time on Aug. 26. To be delivered to Brazil, the jet flew from Linköping, Sweden for 65 minutes with test pilot Richard Ljungberg at the controls.

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Video: Saab
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HAL to slash price of LCA

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is reported to have slashed the price of each Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from $62.9 million to as low as $34.9 million each.

KH-2013 IAF Tejas 2 (33026195996)
Venkat Mangudi [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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New PGMs appear at MAKS 2019

Posted on August 25, 2019August 24, 2019 by alert5


Photos:Michael Jerdev

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