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Fractional operator NetJets cancels 90pc of aircraft on order with Hawker Beechcraft for delivery from 2011. Lost backlog valued at $2.6bn.
1:33 PM Dec 14th
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Captive-carry flight of X-51A scramjet demonstrator looks good, says AFRL. Dress rehearsal now late Jan. First hypersonic flight late Feb.
1:28 PM Dec 14th
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F-35 update. Second STOVL aircraft, BF-2, returned to flight Sunday. Being prepared for ferry to Pax River, where BF-1 is still on ground
7:26 AM Dec 14th
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Isreal's Elbit has flown new Hermes 900 UAV. Can carry 300kg payload, reach 30,000ft and fly for 36 hours. Bigger version of the Hermes 450.
4:54 AM Dec 14th
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First STOVL F-35 JSF, BF-1, is on the hover pit at Pax River, getting ready to return to flight. BF-2 could be back in the air this weekend.
6:01 PM Dec 8th
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MIT team locates 10 red balloons across US within 9 hours of launch - wins DARPA's social-networking challenge...and $40k prize
6:26 PM Dec 5th
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RT @: Dave Fulghum and Bill Sweetman get new info on the -- until now -- classified UAV Beast of Kandahar: http://tinyurl.
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1:53 PM Dec 4th
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Finally, a decent picture of the 'Beast of Kandahar' mystery stealth UAV seen in Afghanistan in 2007:
4:51 PM Dec 1st
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US Customs & Border Patrol receives first Guardian UAV Dec. 7 - Predator B variant fitted with Raytheon SeaVue maritime surveillance radar
2:02 PM Dec 1st
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In no-bid threat, Northrop cites 'clear preference' in KC-X draft RFP for 'smaller aircraft with limited multirole capability' (aka KC-767)
1:53 PM Dec 1st
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First flight of US Navy's X-47B unmanned combat aircraft slips from late 09 to early 10. Cause - engine start and propulsion acoustic issues
1:05 PM Nov 24th
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BF-1, the first STOVL F-35 JSF, has arrived at Pax River to begin around 30 days of 'build down' flight tests to the first vertical landing
3:15 PM Nov 15th
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First production-representative CTOL F-35A JSF, aircraft AF-1, has made its first flight today from Lockheed Martin's Ft Worth plant
1:02 PM Nov 14th
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First STOVL F-35 finally leaves the nest. BF-1 flew to Marietta plant today en route to Pax River for 'build-down' to first vertical landing
2:07 PM Nov 13th
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GE/Rolls finds cause of F136 turbine damage: 'tiny' lug came loose on diffuser ahead of combustor - expects to restart tests by year-end
12:07 PM Nov 2nd
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EADS says A330 MRTT (aka KC-30, aka KC-45) passes gas for first time, to an F-16. About time!
6:45 AM Oct 22nd
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GE/R-R to tear down F136 after finding "dings and nicks" on turbine blades when inspecting engine after extended max-thrust test run.
2:16 PM Oct 7th
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Blimps are back. US Army orders 8 more tethered surveillance aerostats from Lockheed for deployment over next 11 months - 9 already in use
6:19 AM Oct 7th
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Retures is reporting that House-Senate negotiators finalizing 2010 defence budget have agreed to fund GE/R-R F136 alternate engine for F-35
12:36 PM Oct 6th
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AUSA 09: Bell Boeing pitches V-22 tiltrotor to US Army for medevac mission, to meet challenge to get injured to hospital within 1 hour
10:51 AM Oct 6th
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- Name Graham Warwick
- Location Washington DC
- Bio Senior Technology Editor with Aviation Week, aka The Woracle
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