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January 02, 2018

Air Force Selects 63 Officers, Civilians For Test Pilot School

Program Graduates Will Earn A Master Of Science In Flight Test Engineering Through Air University

The Air Force has selected 63 primary and alternate students to attend training at the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Naval, British and French test pilot schools, with classes starting next summer.

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Saab Signs Contract For Airborne AESA Radar Development Program In South Korea

Will Support Algorithm Development And Evaluation

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for support of algorithm development and evaluation for airborne AESA fighter radar. The radar development program is led by the Korean Agency for Defence Development (ADD) and Saab will work in cooperation with ADD and its contractual partner LIG Nex1. The order value is MSEK 125.

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Airbus Helicopters, U.K. MoD Sign Follow-On Support Arrangement For Puma Mk2

Will Provide Technical And Logistics Support Through February 2022

Airbus Helicopters and the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft. The contract, worth an initial $133.6 million, is the first of two pricing periods which will see Airbus Helicopters provide full technical support and logistics until March 2022. The contract has the facility to be extended until the currently planned out of service date March 2025, subject to the agreement of both parties.

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U.S. Military Asks Japan To Prevent Drone Overflights Of Bases

Says The Aircraft Pose Safety And Security Risks

The U.S. military has formally asked Japan to stop people from flying over its bases using drones, citing safety and security concerns.

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NLR Contributes To Research Into Unmanned Helicopter-Ship Operations

Will Study Effects Of Weather On Interactions With Ship Movements

Delft Dynamics, Damen Naval Shipyards and the Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR) have signed a cooperation agreement as part of the ‘NEREUS’ National Technology Project (‘Naval long-Endurance Robot helicopter Equipped for Unmanned Surveillance’). The Dutch Ministry of Defence has commissioned the partners to perform research into innovative technologies for conducting unmanned helicopter operations in a safe and (cost-)efficient way from Navy, Coast Guard and other vessels.

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A400M Refuels Six F-18 Fighters In One Flight

First Spanish Operational Fleet To Receive Fuel From The A400M

An Airbus A400M has successfully refuelled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of an air-to-air refuelling (AAR) human factors certification flight.

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