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Nouvelle machine JET FIVE

Acquisition d'une nouvelle machine Jet Five 5 axes aux capacités surprenantes : 20000 rpm - 75kW - 14m x 2m x 0,5m

Ouverture d'un second site à Issoire (63)

CSA projette d'ouvrir un second site de production à Issoire (63) dédié aux surfaçages de plaques de grandes dimensions

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Astrium Wins 400M Contract Extension for Fourth Skynet 5 Satellite

Military communications on operations are to further enhanced, thanks to a new 400 million contract to use a new satellite, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies, announced today. The Skynet 5D which is the fourth satellite of

Thales Wins EUR240M to Update French Army Communications

Thales has signed a EUR 240M contract with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to extend the French Armys RITA (Rseau Intgr de Transmissions Automatiques or Automated Integrated Communications Network). As part of this contract, named RITA N4,

Northrop, EADS Will Not Bid for USAF KC-X Tanker Competition

By favoring a smaller, less capable aircraft in its tanker RFP, the US Air Force 'will not have the best tanker aircraft in the world' (the A330 MRTT, above), regrets EADS CEO Louis Gallois. (EADS photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The following is a statement

Second Boeing 787 Flies to California for Tests

Âlong_space Âlong_space VICTORVILLE, Calif. --- The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ZA002, landed at 10:53 a.m. local time today in Victorville, Calif. This marks the beginning of the first flight-test operations outside of Washington state for the

Turkish Finalizes Order for 20 Boeing 737-900s

SEATTLE --- Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order for 20 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The 737-900ER will be the latest 737 family member to join the Turkish

United Signs Firm Order for 25 Airbus A350s

United has formalized a commitment originally announced in December 2009, signing a firm order for 25 A350-900 XWB aircraft, the newest twin-engine widebody from Airbus. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Deliveries of the

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