South Africa and Brazil have finalized a $52-million deal for the co-development of the A-Darter dogfight missile. Denel, which is developing the missile, is holding out hope it will lead to a broader partnership with the Brazilians. A-Darter's development had stalled due to a lack of money.
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Raytheon's site in McKinney, Tex., won a $135.4-million contract to develop a new tactical radar for MH-60M, MC-130H and CV-22 Block 30 aircraft used by U.S. Special Operations Command. The Silent Knight system will serve as a common, multi-mode terrain-following and avoidance radar.
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The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter flew twice last week from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. facilities at NAS Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, as the flight test team continues to expand the jet's performance envelope. Jon Beesley, chief test pilot for the F-35 program, says the single-engine fighter "flies just as our engineers predicted" and is a "smooth and responsive" airplane.
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