Boeing starts Blended Wing Body testing.(DEFENCE)(X-48B Blended
Wing Body )(Brief article)
In cooperation with NASA and the US Air Force Research Laboratory,
Boeing Phantom Works is starting ground testing of its X-48B Blended
Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing . . .
US Strategic Nuclear Forces.(DEFENCE)(Brief article)
* A new CRS report (RL33640) reviews the current state of US
Strategic Nuclear Forces and examines a range of issues, including
future force structure. The author of the report, Amy Woolf, notes . . .
MBDA.(DEFENCE)(Brief article)
MBDA has successfully carried out the first firing of the complete
MILAN FR land weapon system at the DGA test site in Bourges. The firing
employed the new ADT (Advanced Technologies) firing post . . .
Brazil gets EADS CASA C-295 transports.(DEFENCE)(contracts with
Brazilian Air Force)(Brief article)
EADS CASA has delivered the first C-295 military transport aircraft
to the Brazilian Air Force. The ceremony took place in Brasilia and was
attended by Walter Pires, Brazilian Minister of Defence, . . .
Virgin turns green.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Industry
overview)
Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson is making high-profile
moves to position his airline as an environmentally caring organisation.
He has called on the global aviation industry to develop . . .
NATO.(DEFENCE)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief
article)
NATO has selected an international consortium to build an
Integration Test Bed for its Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile
Defence (ALTBMD) programme. The selection puts NATO on track to have . . .
New radar for Global Hawk in flight testing.(DEFENCE)(flight
testing)(Brief article)
Northrop Grumman Corporation has started flight testing a new
airborne surveillance radar for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial system
to provide enhanced situational awareness to battlefield . . .
USAF picks HH-47 for CSAR-X.(DEFENCE)(United States Air
Force)(Combat Search and Rescue )
Boeing's HH-47 helicopter has been selected by the US Air
Force as the winner of the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) programme
competition.
The CSAR programme calls for initial operational . . .
C-130J.(DEFENCE)(contracts of United States Air Force and
Hercules Aerospace Co.)(Brief article)
US Air Force officials have announced that the multi-year
procurement contract for the C-130J Hercules has been converted from a
Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 to a FAR Part 15 contract. . . .
MRO restructuring in full swing: mergers and partnerships are
reshaping the sector as the industry adapts to a changing market.(
Major realignments continue to reshape the maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) sector, as illustrated by the ongoing consolidation
around the TAT Group and the recent takeover of Swiss-based . . .
France tests new sub-launched strategic missile.(Brief
article)
The first test firing of the M-51 missile was successfully carried
out on 9 November from the Centre d'essais de lancement de missiles
(CELM) at Biscarosse, in south-western France. This missile, . . .
UK nuclear deterrent.(DEFENCE)
The UK government has published its proposals for maintaining the
UK nuclear deterrent beyond the 2020s. They will receive a vote in
Parliament in the early part of next year. Based on .possible . . .
Saab tests IRIS-T on Gripen.(testing of IRIS-T air-to-air
missile)(Brief article)
Saab has successfully carried out the first flight tests with the
IRIS-T air-to-air missile to verify the function between the missile and
the Gripen aircraft. IRIS-T enhances Gripen's close . . .
Korea selects 737 AEW&C for EX programme.(DEFENCE)(airborne
early warning and control)(contracts)(Brief article)
Boeing has announced the signing of a $1.59 billion contract to
provide four 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems
for the Republic of Korea's EX programme. The Boeing . . .
World airline fleet watch.(AIR TRANSPORT & GENERAL
AVIATION)(Statistical table)
WORLD AIRLINE FLEET WATCH
Airbus deliveries, September 2006-November 2006
A319/ A300/
A318 ACJ A320 A321 310 A330 A340 . . .
European Defence Agency takes the long view.(DEFENCE)(Brief
article)
The European Defence Agency has published a Long-Term Vision of
European-capability needs over the next two decades. The document is
intended to serve as a "compass" for defence planners as . . .
European military helicopter.(DEFENCE)(Brief article)
The European military helicopter market is set to dwindle in size
over the next ten years, according to a new forecast from Frost &
Sullivan, but will still remain relatively large, and is valued . . .
Eurofighter Typhoon.(DEFENCE)(product development of Eurofighter
Jagdflugzeug GmbH)(Brief article)
The first Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft of Tranche 2 standard are
starting final assembly in Germany and the UK. The first Tranche 2
aircraft will be IPA7 (Instrumented Production Aircraft), the . . .
Shifting alliances in the MRO sector.(AIR TRANSPORT & GENERAL
AVIATION)(Directory)(Table)
SHIFTING ALLIANCES IN THE MRO SECTOR
COMPANY EVENT ACIMTY DATE
Air France Bought 51% stake Aerospace June 2002
Industries, in Hangxin . . .
Regional becomes first Embraer 190 operator in Europe.(AIR
TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
S.A.)(R
Air France subsidiary Regional has taken delivery of its first
Embraer 190, becoming the first operator of the type in Europe. During a
ceremony at Embraer headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, . . .
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