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Aviation photographer addresses Bakersfield Navy League

Posted April 3, 2013 by Rebecca Amber

Photograph by Rebecca Amber Aviation photographer and Mojave Transportation Museum Board Member Alan Radecki. The Bakersfield Council Navy League gathered for their first quarter dinner meeting of 2013 at the American Legion Post 26. The group, which included several World War II Navy veterans, welcomed a special guest for the evening. Aviation photographer and Mojave…

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Draken International takes to the skies

Posted April 10, 2013 by

Draken International, a provider of commercial air services, has announced that the company's recently acquired aircraft from New Zealand have taken their first flights in American airspace.

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Advanced cockpit ground control station flies Predator C Avenger

Posted April 24, 2013 by

Next-generation GCS successfully integrates flagship, advanced Predator platforms General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced April 24 that it has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Stationís capability to fly Predator C Avenger. The flight occurred Nov. 15, 2012, at the companyís Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. GAASI is a leading manufacturer…

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Lockheed Martin demonstrates ADAM ground-based laser system in increasingly complex tests against free-flying rockets

Posted May 8, 2013 by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUnDeED9MM&feature=player_embedded Lockheed Martin announced May 8 that it has successfully demonstrated the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. The prototype laser system has destroyed eight small-caliber rocket targets in flight at a range of approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) in tests conducted in March and April 2013. Lockheed Martin…

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Boeing showcases BBJ 3 for the first time at EBACE 2013

Posted May 20, 2013 by

Boeing Business Jets is displaying a BBJ 3 for the first time at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. The airplane, based on the 737-900ER, was outfitted with its custom VIP interiors at Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland. The BBJ 3 is currently for sale, so the exterior remains “green”…

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Boeing to build 8th C-17 Globemaster III for United Kingdom

Posted March 29, 2012 by

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Boeing announced March 28 that the UK Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement for the acquisition of one C-17 Globemaster III, bringing the Royal Air Force fleet of the world’s most advanced airlifters to a total of eight. Boeing is scheduled to deliver the eighth C-17 later this year. “The…

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Raytheon awarded $106 million for Aegis radar work

Posted April 17, 2012 by

The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod 14 Fire Control System. With this modification, Raytheon will continue its long history of reliable manufacturing of these two essential components, which are critical to Aegis’…

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General Dynamics first quarter net income lags

Posted April 25, 2012 by

Defense contractor General Dynamics said April 25 its first-quarter net income fell 9 percent, below analysts’ expectations. Earnings were hurt by cuts in government contracts and an accounting charge in its European combat systems operations. General Dynamics, which makes jets, tanks and other military vehicles, said its aerospace revenue was strong ó up 20 percent…

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Pratt & Whitney delivers 50th F135 engine for JSF

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Pratt & Whitney has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the U.S. Department of Defense. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. The 50th engine is scheduled to be installed in a F-35C Carrier Variant for the United States Navy. The F-35C aircraft…

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Two Lockheed Martin F-35Bs ferried to Eglin, marking 25th DOD delivery

Posted May 10, 2012 by Lockheed Martin photograph by Fred Clingerman

Two Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing production aircraft were ferried to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 10, marking the 24th and 25th F-35 deliveries to the Department of Defense. The fifth generation multi-role fighter…

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