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President Obama Signs Long Over Due FAA Bill
February 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Aviation community cheered on Tuesday when President Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill into law which includes key provisions on the addition of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. The Congress in 2003 passed the FAA bill when the UAS’ were just beginning to be recognized as valuable assets in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Thai Royal Air Force To Get Upgraded C-130s From Rockwell Collins
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLed by the Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), Rockwell Collins has completed the Thailand C-130 Avionics Upgrade Programme that has improved the cockpit and avionics on 12 Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft over the last five years. Officials said the upgrade includes new primary flight displays, Flight Management System, autopilot, communication radios, navigation sensors and surveillance systems including weather radar
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That Cute Hummingbird Could Be A Spy-The Next Small Thing In Micro...
January 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA new era in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles has arrived with the launch of AeroVironment's Hummingbird NAV (nano air vehicle). The Hummingbird, roughly the size of a fist, is the latest addition to a growing list of UAVs that are going nano
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Lockheed Martin Wins $238M Contract for Satellites from US DoD
January 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Boeing Receives Contract for 1st Major Upgrades from US Navy
December 7, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company on Nov. 28 received a U
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France to Buy Airbus Tankers From 2013: Air Force Chief
November 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFrance will buy the new Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from 2013, French air force chief Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros was quoted as saying Saturday by an aviation website
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ThalesRaytheon Wins Radars Order from US Army
October 4, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThalesRaytheon Systems today announced that the U.S
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Russian AESA Radar for Future MiG 29s and Attack Helicopters
August 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMUndaunted by missing the shortlist in India’s MMRCA competition, Phazotron-NIIR Corporation, the manufacturer of the ZHUK AE Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) radar is working on installing the radar in future MiG-29s besides the MiG-35 aircraft. A version will be developed for attack and seaborne helicopters of the Mi and KA series
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Roke Launches UAV Moving Target Indicator System
August 3, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRoke Manor Research today launches VTA (Visual Target Analysis), the first moving target indicator system which immediately tracks and maps vehicle and personnel movement within real-time UAV surveillance footage. Long UAV surveillance missions increase the risk of operator fatigue, so that key events may be missed when monitoring a video feed
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General Dynamics wins $260 million contract for CAC from US Army
March 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been selected as an awardee for the U.S
Turkey’s Aselsan Conducts First Firing of Tolun Missile for Ground-to-Ground Engagements
U.K., Norway Working on Defense Pact to Deter Russia
UAE's ADASI Selects Turkish Radar for its Garmoosha Rotary Wing UAV
Philippines Aircraft Descended to Chinese Helicopter Altitude: Chinese PLA
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U