Lockheed Martin Receives $10 Million to Migrate MH-60 Helicopters to the Joint Mission Planning System   Lockheed Martin   OWEGO, N.Y., September 21st, 2010 -- The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $10 million contract to develop software that will enable MH-60R and MH-60S multi-mission helicopter aircrews the latest technology to pre-plan their missions for maximum success.   The U.S. military’s Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) was developed by the U.S. Nav

First Production C-5M Super Galaxy Takes Flight   Lockheed Martin   MARIETTA, Ga., September 21st, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] first production C-5M Super Galaxy made its first flight here Sept. 19 sporting the new “Super Galaxy” tail flash and nose art. It is set to be delivered Sept. 30 and will arrive for duty at Dover Air Force Base, Del., in November.     Lockheed Martin

AERO Vodochody plan a new project   Aero   Prague: Ministries of Defence of the Czech Republic and Brazil yesterday signed an agreement in terms of which Aero Vodochody will cooperate with the third global most important aircraft manufacturer a company Embraer on development and production of a new military multipurpose transport aircraft KC-390. „Aero very much appreciate an opportunity to cooperate with such a company as is Embraer, which successfully contribute to global aerospace p

Sberbank to Finance SU-35 Fighter Production   Air Force News — By Sukhoi on September 21, 2010 at 4:56 am   MOSCOW: The Komsomolsk-na-Amure-based Yuri Gagarin Aviation Industrial Concern (KnAAPO), incorporated by the Sukhoi Holding Company, and Sberbank (the Savings Bank of Russia) concluded today a general agreement to build the Su-35S multi-role fighter. The document was signed by Alexander Pekarsh, KnAAPO director general, and Olga Bukhankova, head of the Savings Bank central divisio

F-15 engine tested on tri-fuel blend   Air Force News — By Air Force News Agency on September 21, 2010 at 8:26 am   ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn.: Continuing the march toward certifying the entire Air Force fleet on alternative fuels, an F-15 Eagle engine is undergoing performance testing here using a unique blend of three different fuel types.   The F100 engine is being tested with a combination of JP-8 conventional aviation fuel; a biofuel derived from tallow, which is an anima

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Russia's Mission Control set to readjust ISS orbit The thrusters will be turned on for 526 seconds and move the ISS to a new orbit at a distance of 356 km (221 miles) from Earth.   RIA Novosti   The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Wednesday by about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), Russia's Mission Control official said.   "The aim of this operation is to ensure optimal conditions for the return of [three] astronauts [to Earth] on board the Soyuz TMA-18 sp