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• October 15, 2019
  Raytheon and Korean Air partner on Multiple-Intelligence Aircraft for Republic of Korea Air Force

  Raytheon Company and Korean Air signed an exclusive collaboration agreement at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition earlier today to pursue the Republic of Korea's Air Force's Intelligence Surveillance Target...

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  October 8, 2019
  Glimpses of Air Force Day Parade - 2019 at Air Force Station Hindan
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  October 8, 2019
  First Indian Air Force Rafale Handover to the Government of India

  Ceremony hosted by Eric Trappier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation, under the high patronage of the Honourable Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence of India, and the Honourable Ms. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces of France.

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  October 7, 2019
  Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey fleet surpasses 500,000 flight hours

  The V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. More than 375 Ospreys logged the hours, including the U.S. Air Force CV-22 and the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22.

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  October 4, 2019
  Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air Command

  Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air Command on October 3, 2019. Prior to taking over his new assignment, he was the Deputy Chief of Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi.

• October 2, 2019
  Gulfstream announces order from Philippine Air Force

  Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the Philippine Air Force has established a contract through the United States government to purchase a Gulfstream G280™ as well as parts, tooling and contractor logistics support.

• October 2, 2019
  Pratt & Whitney awarded with $5.7B F135 production contract

  Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it has been awarded a production contract for the 12th and 13th lots of F135 propulsion systems, powering all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

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  October 1, 2019
  Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff

  Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today morning.

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  October 1, 2019
  Boeing awarded $2.6 billion for fifth KC-46A tanker production lot

  The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing a $2.6 billion contract for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits.

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  October 1, 2019
  Raytheon completes full GPS OCX design and development

  One-month trial demonstrates IBCS' ability to communicate and share single integrated air picture across secure military networks

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  September 25, 2019
  Boeing Australia collaborates on AI research for unmanned systems

  Boeing is partnering with Australia's Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC) to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create smarter unmanned systems for global forces.

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  September 24, 2019
  Raytheon providing next batch of radar warning receivers for Air Force tankers

  Raytheon Company is providing 111 ALR-69A systems, including spares, to outfit the US Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus.

• September 24, 2019
  Raytheon developing advanced high-power microwave system for US Air Force deployment

  Raytheon Company will deliver a prototype high-power microwave system to be deployed to troops overseas under a US Air Force contract. Troops will use the HPM system to destroy hostile drones.

• September 24, 2019
  Raytheon awarded US Air Force contract for solid state modules replacement

  Raytheon Company, was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at up to $494,921,934 for Solid State Modules Replacement for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and the PAVE PAWS radars.

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  September 22, 2019
  IAF felicitates Marshal of the Air Force & Mrs Arjan Singh Trust

  Indian Air Force felicitated Marshal of the Air Force & Mrs. Arjan Singh Trust today. The felicitation ceremony was held at Akash Air Force Officers' Mess New Delhi on Establishment Day of the Trust attended by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee & Chief of the Air Staff...

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  September 21, 2019
  Kargil to Kohima (K2K) Ultra-Marathon - "Glory Run" flagged off from Kargil

  Today, Kargil to Kohima (K2K) Ultra-Marathon- "Glory Run" was flagged off from Kargil War Memorial, Drass by Air Vice Marshal PM Sinha AVSM VSM, Air Officer Commanding J&K.

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  September 19, 2019
  DRDO conducts five trials of Air-to-Air Missile 'Astra'; All successful

  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) 'Astra' from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha.

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  September 17, 2019
  Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI

  Air-to-Air missile, ASTRA, has been successfully flight tested on September 16, 2019 off the coast of Odisha. The missile was launched from Su-30 MKI as a part of User trials.

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  September 17, 2019
  Hopewel Elias Higher Secondary School Crowned Champions of U-17 Junior Boys Subroto Cup – 2019

  In the final of U-17 Junior Boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, Hopewel Elias Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya defeated Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) by a score line of 1-0 at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium...

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  September 17, 2019
  Boeing begins assembling first KC-46A tanker for Japan

  The Boeing KC-46 team on Friday began assembling Japan's first next-generation tanker, loading a 82.4-foot (25 meters) long wing spar in the company's 767 production facility.