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India to buy 2 A330s and transform them into AEW&C platforms

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by alert5

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of two Airbus A330s and convert them into early warning aircraft.

“Airbus Voyager KC2 EC-335 MRTT016 (6803596745)” by Alan Wilson from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK – Airbus Voyager KC2 ‘EC-335 / MRTT016’
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EMALS cannot launch jets carrying fuel tanks

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by alert5

The new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the U.S. Navy’s new class of aircraft carriers cannot catapult warplanes carrying external fuel tanks.

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin acquires High-Speed Wind Tunnel

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has purchased the High Speed Wind Tunnel (HSWT) in Grand Prairie, Texas, from Triumph Aerostructures.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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DARPA selects AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman for TERN Phase 2

Posted on March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 by alert5

Both AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman have successfully proceed to Phase 2 of DARPA’s Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program.

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Successful test firing of Astra BVRAAM

Posted on March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 by alert5

A successful test of India’s Astra BVRAAM was finally carried out on Mar. 19 at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Balasore.

Photo: DRDO
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