September 29, 2010 Military Aviation News

Pentagon hosts Indian minister with defense deals pending

09/29/2010

US and Indian defense chiefs met on Tuesday amid efforts by Washington to step up arms sales to New Delhi and ease restrictions on hi-tech weaponry.

Russian Navy to get fifth generation carrier fighter after 2020

09/29/2010

The appearance of a fifth generation fighter in Russian naval aviation will not happen before 2020, the outgoing head of the air forces and air defense forces of the Russian Navy, Lt. General Valery Uvarov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

Boeing Completes 1st Flight Tests of MK-84 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition

09/29/2010

Boeing announced today that it successfully completed the first flight tests of the MK-84 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) this summer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The first two of seven planned tests at Eglin demonstrated the 2,000-pound weapon's precision strike capability against fixed, relocatable and moving targets.

Boeing Receives Multi-Year Contract from US Navy for 124 F/A-18 and EA-18 Aircraft

09/29/2010

The Boeing Company has been awarded a new multi-year procurement (MYP) contract from the U.S. Navy for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.

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