Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter achieves first flight

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The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter achieved first flight today at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site, an important step toward bringing this all-new aircraft to service members to perform critical search and rescue operations.

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Boeing receives second U.S. Navy contract for F/A-18 service life modification

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Boeing has received a one-year contract, which also includes a one-year option for 2020, to continue modernizing the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fleet under the Service Life Modification (SLM) program. The $164 million contract for FY19 funds the standup of a second SLM line in San Antonio, Texas, complementary to the line established last year in St. Louis.

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Lockheed Martin and Royal Netherlands Air Force celebrate rollout of the first dutch operational F-35

The Netherlands first operational F-35 on display during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dutch and American officials celebrated the roll out of the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in Fort Worth, Texas, commemorating a transformational leap in capability for the future of the Netherlands’ national defense.

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China presenta su primer portaaviones de construcción propia

China presentó hoy (26.04.2017) su primer portaaviones construido íntegramente en el país en el astillero de Dalian, en el noreste del país, informaron hoy los medios chinos.  El nuevo portaaviones, el Tipo 001A, fue trasladado desde el dique seco al agua durante una ceremonia en el astillero, en la provincia de Liaoning, indicó la agencia de noticias estatal Xinhua.

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