The current chief designer of the Il-76 and 78 has passed away at the age of 59, TASS reports.
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Category: Industry
BDL to assemble ASRAAM in India
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has secured a licensing agreement to assemble and test the ASRAAM at its facility in India.
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General Atomics and KRATOS secured contract awards for Skyborg Vanguard
As part of its development of the Skyborg Vanguard, the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft program executive office of the U.S. Air Force recently awarded contract options valued at up to $13.2 million to KRATOS (XQ-58A) and up to $7 million to General Atomics (MQ-20).
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Hydrazine leak accident during F-16V modification works in Taiwan, 8 people hospitalize
Eight workers with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) were sent to the hospital on Aug. 14 when they were exposed to hydrazine while working on a F-16 that is being modified to the V variant.
360 Invictus to get open tail rotor
Bell has decided to switch from a ducted tail rotor design to an open tail rotor for its 360 Invictus helicopter that is competing in the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.