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March 16, 2015

Boeing Expresses Optimism About Future Of Hornet, Growler

Says Possible Foreign Orders May Extend The Life Of The Programs

A senior Boeing official says that the company is optimistic about extending production of both the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G fighters beyond 2017, when the programs are scheduled to sunset.

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Malaysia Takes Delivery Of Its 1st Airbus A400M

Aircraft Is First To Be Delivered To An Export Customer

Airbus Defense and Space has formally delivered the first of four Airbus A400M military transport ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The handover also marks the first delivery of an A400M to an export customer outside the original launch nations.

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NAVAIR Awards Contract To Sentient For Automated Detection Software

Employs Full-Motion Video To Improve ISR Performance

Sentient has delivered the first software licenses to NAVAIR as part of a deployment program for use in the Fire Scout Mission Control System. The technology automatically detects objects of interest, in full motion video, over land and sea, to improve ISR performance.

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Australian Joint Research Program Upgrades Super Hornet

Project Began In 2008 To Improve Fighters' Ability In Modern Warfare Environment

A collaborative research program between the Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) and the US Navy has resulted in upgrades to the radar warning receiver in the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets has been announced by Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense, Stuart Robert.

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Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota A DoD Workhorse

More Than 330 Delivered To Date From Columbus, MS Assembly Plant

The U.S. Army’s recent order for an additional 41 UH-72A Lakota helicopters brings the total number of the aircraft ordered by the U.S. Department of Defense to 411, with 400 for the Army alone. More than 330 completed aircraft have been delivered by Airbus Helicopters Inc. from its Columbus, MS production facility.

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Global Hawk Soars Past 10,000 Flying-Hour Milestone

Aircraft Also Holds Flight Endurance Record

Shortly before dawn Mar. 7, an RQ-4 Global Hawk embarked on an Operation Inherent Resolve mission that sent the aircraft soaring past the 10,000 flying hour milestone at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

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