January 11, 2010 Military Aviation News
01/11/2010
India on Monday successfully test-fired two short-range, air-to-air Astra missiles from the eastern state of Orissa, a news report said. The tests of the Astra, which means weapon in Sanskrit, were carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, 230 kilometres north-east of state capital, Bhubaneshwar, the PTI news agency reported.
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01/11/2010
Boeing and partner Bell Helicopter delivered two MV-22 Osprey Containerized Flight Training Devices (CFTD) to the U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in California in the last quarter of 2009.
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01/11/2010
Air Force leaders have said they want to retire one C-5A Galaxy for each of the 10 new C-17s, which were approved by Congress and the president in December as part of the 2010 budget.
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01/11/2010
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates directed the Air Force to return to its proposed budget three major programs the service offered to cancel, including one by Boeing Co. to build and install upgraded software in the cockpits of C-130 transports, according to a budget document.
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