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34,000 airplanes needed during 2011-2031
The global commercial aircraft sector is expected to experience slow and stable growth during the period (2013-2023) according new the new market study on ASDReports. According to Boeing’s estimates, airline companies around the world are expected to procure approximately 34000 airplanes during 2011-2031. The commercial aircraft market grows parallel to the civil ...
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F-35A Successfully Completes High Angle Of Attack Testing
The latest in a series of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A high angle of attack (AOA) testing was recently completed. The testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations.
This included initially flying in the stealth clean wing configura...
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Australia renews interest in MQ-4C Triton UAS
The Australian Ministers for Defence and Defence Materiel announced May 15 that the government of Australia will enter into a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) planning case with the U.S. Navy for the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
The FMS planning case will help Australian defense officials assess the applicability of Triton’s capabilities to their h...
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