Aviation News
At the annual Air Force Association conference, Lockheed Martin officials say they are confident that the Pentagon will agree to a multi-year deal for 79 more C-130Js.
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Chaff and flare countermeasures dispensing system made by Helibras has been successfully tested on the Eurocopter EC725.
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Rolls-Royce has managed to boost the power available to the V-22 by 17 percent with slight changes to the AE 1107C turboshaft engine.
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Textron and partner AirLand Enterprises has unveiled a prototype intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance/strike aircraft named “Scorpion.”
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Turkey has to find a new engine to power its Anka UAV after Thielert was bought out by AIVC and will stop producing military engines.
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