February 24, 2011 Military Aviation News

High costs could ground aerial reconnaissance activities

02/24/2011

The high costs of reconnaissance aircraft threaten to block Japan's plans to strengthen aerial surveillance of Chinese and North Korean military activities.

Report: Libyan aircraft crashes after troops refuse bombing orders

02/24/2011

A Libyan military aircraft crashed Wednesday southwest of Benghazi after the crew refused to follow orders to bomb the city, Libya's Quryna newspaper reported.

Delivery of Gripen fighter aircraft to Thailand

02/24/2011

At a ceremony in Thailand February 22, FMV handed over six Gripen fighter aircrafts from the latest C- and D-version to the Royal Thai Air Force.

Russia says S-300 deliveries to Venezuela pending

02/24/2011

Deliveries of S-300 missile defense systems to Venezuela have been delayed, but will go ahead, an official at Rosoboronexport, Russia's state-owned arms export monopoly, said on Tuesday.

Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th Common Cockpit to the U.S. Navy

02/24/2011

Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the 300th Common Cockpit, the nerve center for every multi-mission helicopter in the U.S. Navy fleet, aboard an MH-60S.

Unmanned K-MAX Achieves Numerous “Firsts” During Recent Demonstration Flights

02/24/2011

Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation, and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) recently made aviation history with the Unmanned K-MAX helicopter by successfully completing multiple guided airdrops via sling load at 10,000 ft above sea level.

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