Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, has revealed exclusively to Aviation Week that it is ready to begin development of a hypersonic successor, the SR-72. Posts Related to Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works SR-72 LOCKHEED MARTIN’S SKUNK WORKS REVEALS HIGH ALTITUDE UNMANNED SYSTEM  FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19, 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today unveiled the existence of […]

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday canceled a notice about a possible order of up to 36 more Boeing Co (BA.N) F/A-18 fighter jets or EA-18G electronic warfare planes after the posting on a federal procurement website sparked confusion this week. The pre-solicitation notice, which first became public this week, had triggered renewed questions […]

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Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, part of Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Rostec State Corporation, is the winner of the Aviation Builder of the Year award for achievements in developing aircraft and components. The board of experts which judged the competition, initiated by the Union of Aviation Industrialists, a Russian non-commercial partnership, highly […]

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MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – The United States will next year buy 30 Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan army, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday. The batch of Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters will raise to 63 the quantity of that model supplied under US-Russian deals for the Afghan National Army. The Mi-17V-5 is […]

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PT MUGU, Calif. (NNS) — The Navy’s newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed its first day of flying Oct. 31 at Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu. At 12:05 p.m. PDT the MQ-8C Fire Scout took off and flew for seven minutes in restricted airspace to validate the autonomous control systems. […]

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The investigation into the June 26, F-16 mishap at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., determined the mishap was due to the pilot's decision-making error after the aircraft suffered low-altitude bird strikes following takeoff. The mishap instructor pilot and mishap student pilot, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing's 309th Fighter Squadron, were executing a planned touch-and-go […]

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