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December 18, 2007

First Two MRH90 Helicopters Delivered to Australia

AAF Has 46 Multi-Role Helos On Order

The Australian Armed Forces took formal delivery Tuesday of the first two of 46 new, large and fast troop-carrying helicopters in Brisbane at Australian Aerospace, a subisidary of Eurocopter.

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A Greener Globemaster: Synthetic-Fueled C-17 Flies Coast-To-Coast

USAF Wants Coal-Sourced Fuel Blend Powering All C-17s, B-52s

The Air Force marked the 104th anniversary of powered flight Monday, by completing the first transcontinental flight of an aircraft using a blend of regular Jet-A and synthetic fuel. 

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Three Countries Eye Northrop's E-2 Surveillance Plane

India, Egypt, And UAE Reportedly Interested In Hawkeye

The stalwart E-2 Hawkeye surveillance plane, a mainstay of the US Navy's aircraft fleet for three decades, has attracted the interest of three new potential customers... and that's good news for manufacturer Northrop Grumman.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 12.18.07

Flying The Blackbird, Part One... Retired USAF Col. Richard Graham

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 12.18.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.18.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Flying The SR-71 Blackbird, Part One: 12.18.07 (ANN Special Report, with Retired USAF Colonel Richard Graham.)

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Pentagon Cuts Order For US Army Helicopters Due To Delays

Reduces Bell ARH Order By 30 Percent

Delays and increasing costs has caused the Pentagon to cut the number of Textron Inc. Army helicopters it had planned to purchase through 2013.

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Japanese Conduct Successful Missile Intercept Test Off Hawaii

Hello, Kim Jong Il? Take Note...

In what was no doubt intended to be a signal to North Korea, the Japanese military successfully destroyed a mid-range ballistic missile with a ship-launched interceptor Monday.

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Report: Japan To Delay Fighter Purchase Until 2010

Waiting For US To Ease Export Ban On Raptor

Japan will postpone its decision to purchase next-generation fighter aircraft until 2010, in hopes the United States will ease current limitations on the export of the new F-22 Raptor.

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