Civil aviation

Dassault Falcon Jet Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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Forty years ago, on December 1, 1972, executives from Pan American Airways and Dassault Aviation signed an agreement to form what is today Dassault Falcon Jet Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation. The partnership with Pan American, the launch customer for the Falcon 20, was formed to help accelerate expansion of the United … Dowiedz się więcej

3rd Boeing GPS IIF Begins Operation

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A third Boeing GPS IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and is now part of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing improved performance for both military and civilian users. GPS IIF-3, now designated SVN-65, is being operated by the 50th Space Wing’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., following an Oct. … Dowiedz się więcej

Elbit Systems will Provide Space Camera for the Italian OPTSAT 3000 Observation Satellite

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Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT („Elbit Systems”), announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. („Elop”), was awarded a contract from Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. („IAI”) to provide a space camera for the Italian OPTSAT 3000 observation satellite. The total project, comprising the Jupiter advanced camera and additional services, is … Dowiedz się więcej

First civil medium multirole Mi-171 helicopter delivery to Indonesia

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Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, has made its first civil medium multirole Mi-171 helicopter delivery to Indonesia. One of the largest mining companies acquired this certificated Mi-171 built by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. The new medium multirole Mi-171 can be deployed in various … Dowiedz się więcej

Third prototype of AW169 helicopter recently successfully completed its maiden flight

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AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the third prototype of the new generation 4.5 tonne light intermediate AW169 helicopter recently successfully completed its maiden flight at Cascina Costa in Italy. During its 35 minutes flight, the aircraft performed as expected with an assessment of the helicopter’s general handling and basic systems. A fourth prototype in … Dowiedz się więcej