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April 27, 2018

Senegalese AF Helicopter Pilots To Train For Collective And Tactical Operations

Thales Helicopter Mission Trainer To Be Used In The Program

The Senegalese Armed Forces will train Mi-35 attack helicopter and Mi-17 transport helicopter aircrews for collective and tactical operations leveraging Thales’s expertise in training and simulation. The Thales helicopter mission trainer will enable pilots to acquire and develop the tactical skills and be mission-ready.

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Fifth CH-53K Demonstration Test Article Helicopter Fuselage Delivered

Spirit Ships Component To Sikorsky

The fifth System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter fuselage for the U.S. Marine Corps has been delivered to Sikorsky from Spirit Aerosystems' Wichita, KS facility. Spirit is responsible for the assembly of the entire cockpit and cabin and delivering the complete fuselage to Sikorsky.

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Placid Lassie – Honoring Airborne Heritage

C-47 Participates In Airborne Awards Festival At Fort Benning

The annual Airborne Awards Festival took place over the weekend of April 19th – 21, 2018 at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment hosted the event, which featured a jump onto the historic Fryar Drop Zone by the Liberty Jump Team, a Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony, and a skit by Soldiers of the 1-507th PIR among other highlights. The festival gathers former and current members of the Airborne community together to honor those that they have lost, to share and learn from their experiences, and to celebrate the proud tradition of airborne soldiering.

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Defense Mission Systems Champions Team Up For European MALE Drone Program

Four Groups Join Complementary Capabilities

Four European Champions in the area of Defense Mission Systems intend to combine their unique and complementary capabilities to provide the MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) drone program of France, Germany, Italy and Spain – designated European MALE RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) – with a future-proof ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) function.

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Two Fatally Injured In T-6 Accident At NAS Kingsville, TX

Airplane Went Down Just After Departure Just After Noon Wednesday

Two people were fatally injured Wednesday when the vintage T-6 Texan they were aboard went down just after takeoff from Naval Air Station Kingsville near Corpus Christi, TX.

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New DARPA Challenge Seeks Flexible And Responsive Launch Solutions

More Than $10 Million In Prize Money Offered For Rapid Repetitive Launches

DARPA has announced the DARPA Launch Challenge, designed to promote rapid access to space within days, not years. Our nation’s space architecture is currently built around a limited number of exquisite systems with development times of up to 10 years. With the launch challenge, DARPA plans to accelerate capabilities and further incentivize industry to deliver launch solutions that are both flexible and responsive.

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