March 10, 2010 Military Aviation News

Hawker Beechcraft Delivers 500th T-6 Military Trainer to U.S. Government

03/10/2010

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) this week announced the delivery of the 500th Beechcraft T-6 military trainer to the United States Government. The milestone aircraft, a T-6B, went to the U.S. Navy and will be based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Fla. Deliveries began in 2000 after the aircraft was initially selected to fill the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System role for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the U.S. Navy (USN) in 1996.

EADS loses £692m as new military plane costs spiral upwards

03/10/2010

The parent of European aerospace giant Airbus lost €763m (£692m) last year after paying €1.8bn in penalties and extra costs over its controversial new military transporter plane.

China warns US against selling F-16s to Taiwan

03/10/2010

China on Tuesday warned the United States against any future arms sales to Taiwan, including F-16 fighter jets the island has been pushing for in hopes of upgrading its air defense capabilities.

Northrop Grumman Expands Composites Manufacturing Training for Major Turkish F-35 Supplier

03/10/2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation is adding momentum to Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.'s (TAI) readiness to build complete center fuselages for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft by teaching its engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the jet.

Boeing Receives Phase 1 of Contract for US Air Force QF-16 Drone

03/10/2010

Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $69.7 million for the initial engineering, manufacturing and development of QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Targets to replace the QF-4 fleet. Under the terms of the remainder of the contract, expected to be awarded in coming years, up to 126 QF-16 drones will deliver beginning in 2014.

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