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Air Force General Questions Merit of An Unmanned Deep Strike Bomber
The top Air Force officer for deep strike missions said recently that so far he has seen no advantage in moving toward an unmanned system as the service’s next generation […]
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SAC Would Deny Funds For Armed Scout Helicopter Tech Development Contract
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommends denying a $73.9 million fiscal year 2012 budget request for a Technology Development Contract for the Army’s Armed Scout Helicopter. In its report on the […]
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AgustaWestland Customizes AW139 Helicopter For Air Force CVLSP
Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland North America Inc. unveiled its AW139M helicopter at the Air Force Association’s 2011 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition (AFA). AgustaWestland customized its multi-role AW139 medium-twin helicopter, […]
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‘No Worries With Chinook Program,’ PEO Aviation Says
Aviation says 50 years after the first flight of the Boeing [BA] heavy lift CH-47F Chinook helicopter, the program offers no concerns to service and budget leaders. Maj. Gen. Tim […]
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Mod Center Provides Last Step Before CH-47F Chinook Fielding
MILLVILLE, N.J. -The last step for a Boeing [BA] CH-47F Chinook helicopter off the production line is a stop at the facility here to add final Army- mandated modifications, before […]
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New Boeing Production Line Expects More, Less Expensive and High Quality CH-47Fs
RIDLEY PARK, Pa.–Boeing [BA] recently held ribbon cutting ceremonies marking the opening of the new H-47 helicopter factory, while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the CH-47 […]
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SpaceSenior Military Officials Write In Strong Support of MEADS Program
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff of the Army sent letters supporting the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) “proof of concept” […]
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Space
SAC Recommends Full MEADS Proof of Concept Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) recently approved full funding in the defense appropriations measure for fiscal year 2012 for a two- year “Proof of Concept” for the tri-national Medium Extended […]
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Space
Raytheon, RAMSYS, Meet Upgrade Requirements For RAM Block 2
Raytheon [RTN] and its German industry partner, RAMSYS, recently said they completed missile upgrades and integration testing as part of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 program. The partnership […]
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Space
NASA Unveils Heavy-Lift Rocket Design
NASA announced recently its intended design for a heavy-lift rocket that will to carry astronauts to Mars, appeasing lawmakers irked by a delay in the plan’s unveiling. The new rocket, […]