Flight Test

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Name: Flight Test

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 24 mins ago - 4 reports

Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) flight of the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.Launched from a HIMARS mobile launcher, ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - 24 mins ago]

Entities: Warhead, EMD, Lockheed Martin Corp, Flight Test

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Boeing Company

Boeing seeks certification for 747-8 performance improvement package

US airframer Boeing (NYSE: BA) said that one of its 747-8 Intercontinental jets has successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the ... [Published Individual.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Boeing Company, Certification, Mark Feuerstein, Computer software

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Navy's High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its First Flight

This is the Navy's MQ-4C Triton, its next-generation surveillance drone.See more: http://blodic.us/navy-s-high-flying-spy-drone-completes-its-first-flight-19-0.htmIt just flew its first flight test out in California. And it wants to scan 2,000 miles of ... [Published Blodic.us - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Drone, Flight Test, Surveillance

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

NM drone testing center could soon face competition

New Mexico could lose its lead on unmanned aerial vehicle development when the Federal Aviation Administration lays out a new set of rules that allow more airfields to test UAVs, a state leader in the industry said.The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight ... [Published New Mexico Business Weekly - 11 hours ago]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Flight Test, UAS Unmanned Aircraft System

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

MINUTEMAN III TEST MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

5/22/2013 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 6:27 a.m. (PST) today from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.Col. Brent McArthur, the 30th Space Wing's Vice Wing ... [Published Malmstrom Air Force Base - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Minuteman III, Flight Test, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, missile

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

NASA

Adapter 'Flips' for Progress Toward 2014 Exploration Flight Test

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., recently flipped an adapter -- no easy feat when you're talking about 1,000 pounds of aluminum -- furthering progress toward Exploration Flight Test (EFT)-1 in 2014 and providing early ... [Published Space Fellowship - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Flight Test, NASA, United Launch Alliance

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Federal Aviation Administration

ARJ21-700 minimum lift-off speed certification flight test successfully compl...

ARJ21-700 successfully completed the civil aircraft's highest-difficulty Class I risk flight test, i.e. the minimum lift-off speed authority certification flight test in Yan Liang, Xi'an, on May 13th, 2013. This is another high-risk and high-difficulty ... [Published Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Flight Test, Certification, Federal Aviation Administration

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Skeldar V-200 successfully completes flight test milestones

Defence and security company Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based operations. ... [Published Nortrade - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Skeldar V-200, Saab AB, Flight Test

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 3 reports

Boeing Begins Certification Testing on 747-8 Performance Improvements

EVERETT, Wash. - A Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the fuel efficiency of the ... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - May 22 2013]

Entities: Boeing Company, Certification, Mark Feuerstein, Flight Test

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

US missile test delayed for a day (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Air Force delayed for a day an intercontinental ballistic missile test because of a "range safety instrumentation issue."The air force will try again to launch the unarmed Minuteman 3 missile on Wednesday -- between 3:01 am and ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 22 2013]

Entities: missile, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, North Korea, Marshall Islands, Flight Test

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

US to run delayed missile test

The United States will carry out on Tuesday an intercontinental ballistic missile test it had delayed last month to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea, the Air Force announced.A Minuteman 3 missile -- without its nuclear warhead -- is to launch between ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 21 2013]

Entities: missile, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Nuclear Warhead

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Embraer Executive Jets' Legacy 500 Exceeds 300 Hours in flight test and debuts at EBACE

Geneva, Switzerland - As the Legacy 500 has achieved over 300 flight test hours, Embraer Executive Jets is debuting its latest, game-changing aircraft at the13th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). This is the first time the ... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - May 21 2013]

Entities: EMBRAER Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA, Flight Test, Business Aviation, Illustrator, Geneva

Quotes

...system ever designed for use across vast ocean areas and coastal regions," said Mike Mackey, Northrop Grumman Triton UAS deputy program director. "Through a cooperative effort with the Navy and our industry partners, we successfully demonstrated the flight control systems that allow Triton to operate autonomously. We couldn't be prouder of the entire team for this achievement." Additional flight tests will take place from Palmdale to mature the system before being flown to the main flight test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent...

Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight [Published TickerTech.com - 12 hours ago]

...Richard Pagliuco, 576th Flight Test Squadron commander. "The operational test launch mission is vital in ensuring a safe, secure and effective ICBM force."

MINUTEMAN III TEST MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG [Published Malmstrom Air Force Base - 13 hours ago]

"These tests are early indicators that we are on the right track in developing a warhead that meets the requirements defined by our armed forces, and that gives our Soldiers and Marines a distinct advantage on the battlefield" said Scott Arnold, vice president of precision fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test Of New GMLRS Warhead [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - 17 hours ago]

"Every test provides valuable data regarding the accuracy and reliability of the weapon system."

US missile test delayed for a day (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 22 2013]

More Content

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Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - 24 mins ago]
LM Conducts 1st EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Wa... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - 1 hour ago]
Boeing seeks certification for 747-8 performanc... [Published Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton Achieves First Flight [Published Aviation International News - 7 hours ago]
Navy's High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its Firs... [Published Blodic.us - 8 hours ago]
NM drone testing center could soon face competi... [Published New Mexico Business Weekly - 11 hours ago]
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Complete Triton Unm... [Published TickerTech.com - 12 hours ago]
MINUTEMAN III TEST MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM VANDEN... [Published Malmstrom Air Force Base - 13 hours ago]
Navy’s High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its Firs... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - 14 hours ago]
Navy’s High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its Firs... [Published Wired: Danger Room - 14 hours ago]
NASA’s Associate Administrator Happy with Progr... [Published WHNT-TV - 15 hours ago]
Adapter 'Flips' for Progress Toward 2014 Explor... [Published Space Fellowship - 15 hours ago]
Minuteman III Successfully Launched from Vanden... [Published Noozhawk.com - 16 hours ago]
Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - 17 hours ago]
Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published Benzinga.com - 17 hours ago]
Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published Auto & Transportation - 17 hours ago]
ARJ21-700 minimum lift-off speed certification ... [Published Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China - 18 hours ago]
MH-60R training milestone achieved [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - 20 hours ago]
Skeldar V-200 successfully completes flight tes... [Published Nortrade - 20 hours ago]
NLR supports COMAC in certification of C919 [Published Noodls - 21 hours ago]
Universal Avionics Completes Flight Testing for... [Published Aero-News Network - 22 hours ago]
Boeing aims to boost 747-8 performance [Published Travel Daily Media - May 22 2013]
Boeing Begins Certification Testing on 747-8 Pe... [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - May 22 2013]
Boeing Begins Certification Testing on 747-8 Pe... [Published Travel News - May 22 2013]
US missile test delayed for a day (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 22 2013]
US missile test delayed for a day [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 22 2013]
United Technologies Corporation CEO Presents at... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 22 2013]
F-35 Makes First Vertical Takeoff [Published Flying Magazine - May 21 2013]
Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental Finishes Test D... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013]
Army makes final delivery of IA-407s to the Iraqis [Published United States Army - May 21 2013]

Blogs

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Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - 24 mins ago] Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) flight of the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.Launched from a HIMARS mobile launcher, ...
Navy’s High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its Firs... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - 14 hours ago] This is the Navy's MQ-4C Triton, its next-generation surveillance drone. It just flew its first flight test out in California. And it wants to scan 2,000 miles of ocean at once. ...
Navy’s High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its Firs... [Published Wired: Danger Room - 14 hours ago] This is the Navy's MQ-4C Triton, its next-generation surveillance drone. It just flew its first flight test out in California. And it wants to scan 2,000 miles of ocean at once. ...
Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental Finishes Test D... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013] The Boeing Company ( NYSE:BA ): Current price $98.82On Tuesday it was announced that a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully concluded its initial test flight this week, along with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. ...
Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental Finishes Test D... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013] The Boeing Company ( NYSE:BA ): Current price $98.82 On Tuesday it was announced that a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully concluded its initial test flight this week, along with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE ...

Audio/Video

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U.S. Tests Ground-Based Missile Interceptor [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Mar 15 2013]
Missile Defense Agency -- FTM-20 Flight Test [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Feb 16 2013]
Missile Defense Agency - CTV-01 Flight Test [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Jan 29 2013]
SpaceX Grasshopper rocket takes giant leap [Published Reuters Video: Technology - Dec 24 2012]

Press Releases

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Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test ... [Published Auto & Transportation - 17 hours ago]
Fifth FAA-Conforming HondaJet Achieves First Fl... [Published Business Wire - May 20 2013]
ATK's Propulsion and Control System Supports Ae... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 16 2013]
Skeldar V-200 Successfully Completes Flight Tes... [Published PR Newswire: Auto & Transportation - May 15 2013]
Saab: Skeldar V-200 Successfully Completes Flig... [Published Business Wire - May 15 2013]