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  1. L-3 Communications acquired 3Di Technologies, LLC (3Di). 3Di provides highly specialized end-to-end secure satellite communications utilized by forward-deployed United States special operations and in-theater personnel.
  2. Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force commemorated the milestone deployment of the first RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Pacific Command (PACOM) with an arrival ceremony Sept. 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
  3. Flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, secured aircraft financing worth more than $750 million from Gecas (General Electric Capital Aviation Services) and BBAM.
  4. ITT Corporation announced it has reached a definitive agreement with SRA International, Inc. under which ITT will acquire SRA's Airport Operations Solutions (AOS) group, a leading provider of airport solutions in North America since 1974.
  5. L-3 Ocean Systems was awarded a $24 million firm fixed-price contract from the Egyptian Navy for its Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS) system.
  6. Russia agreed, in principle, to a deal for buying a Mistral helicopter carrier from France and the forthcoming tender will be a formality, a senior Navy official was quoted as saying.
  7. Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Samer Majali was awarded the title of "Aviation CEO of the Year" at the annual CEO Middle East Awards held in Dubai.
  8. Russia will not deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff said on Wednesday, confirming a government decision to hold off on a deal that has deeply worried Washington and Israel.
  9.   Pratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the F-22 Raptor successfully completed 8,650 total accumulated cycles, or TACs, representing the first time a 5th generation fighter engine demonstrates the ability to meet full life requirements.
  10.   Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East North Africa region, set a new world record when one of its A320 aircraft flew 30,000 flight hours in 6 years.
 



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