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Drone Usage on the Rise in Conflicts Worldwide

German Radio — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:01:22 +0000

Drones are becoming more widespread throughout the world - be it in Pakistan, Iraq, in Yemen or Somalia. These unmanned planes, currently mainly piloted remotely, may eventually engage each other on their own. On Thursday, Iranian and Indian media reported that an American drone strike had killed...

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First Euro Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System Touches Down in Germany

EADS — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:59:01 +0000

Euro Hawk, the first high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk produced by Northrop Grumman for the German Bundeswehr, successfully touched down in Manching, Germany, today. The Euro Hawk took off on July 20 at...

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RAF Fairford hosts Royal International Air Tattoo

Air Force News Agency — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:37:21 +0000

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of what is billed as the world's largest military air show, members here turned over the airfield to the Royal International Air Tattoo July 16 and 17. Hosted at Royal Air Force Fairford 21 times since 1985, the Royal International Air Tattoo featured more than 200...

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France tips Dassault to supply new drones

Agence France-Presse — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:51:04 +0000

France is in talks with French group Dassault Aviation to buy medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drones to enter service in 2014, Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said on Thursday. "This acquisition will replace the drone system currently used by the armed forces, pending the entry into service...

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Additional RAF Tornado Jets Arrive in Italy

UK Ministry of Defence — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:11:59 +0000

Four Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fast jets have arrived at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy following last week's announcement that the additional aircraft will provide further support to UK operations over Libya. The aircraft, flown by crews from RAF Lossiemouth, mark a significant...

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Eurofighter Typhoon on Libya operations

Eurofighter GmgH — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:52:24 +0000

At the 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo, in Fairford, UK, the Royal Air Force held a media briefing on operations in Libya. Some of the key points from the briefing have been summarised below: “I’ve now completed 30 sorties in support of United Nations [Security Council Resolution] 1973, with an...

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Boeing P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft Completes First Flight

Boeing Company — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:57:56 +0000

The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, taking off from Renton Field and landing three hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of six low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft Boeing is building for the U.S. Navy as part of a...

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US lawmakers in new bid for Taiwan jets

Agence France-Presse — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:44:20 +0000

A congressional panel on Thursday urged the United States to sell F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the latest appeal for the weaponry the island says it needs to counter a rising China. With no dissents, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted for a measure saying President Barack Obama "should take...

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Upgrading Kiowas Makes More Sense Than A New Helicopter

Lexington institute — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:03:53 +0000

The U.S. Army has been seeking a successor to the OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter for over a decade, and it has been a frustrating experience. The first attempt, called the RAH-66 Comanche, was canceled after it ran up $7 billion in development bills on a design that was too costly and...

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Air Force, Army team up to explore green solutions

Air Force News Agency — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:29:24 +0000

Senior leaders from the Department of Defense, federal agencies, Air Force and Army discussed the strategic importance and way ahead for energy solutions during the Army-Air Force Energy Forum here July 19. The two-day event enables hundreds of attendees to get a clearer perspective from military...

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