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Cobham Acquires Full Ownership Of Helicopter Services Joint Venture
U.K.-based Cobham plc said on July 15 it completed the acquisition of the 50 percent it did not already own in FB Heliservices Ltd, FB Leasing Limited and FBS Limited–together called FBH–from […]
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U.K. Reconfirms Commitment To Trident Ballistic Sub Deterrent
The United Kingdom re-committed to centering its strategic nuclear deterrent on ballistic submarines equipped with Trident missiles in a government report released July 16. The report, called the Trident Alternatives Review, […]
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U.K. Defense Committee Looking Into Current, Future UAV Use
The U.K. House of Commons Select Committee on Defense July 11 said it is opening an inquiry into the current and future use of Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS)–or referred […]
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Army Examining ‘Blimp In A Box’ Mobile Tactical Surveillance System
The Army is examining a small, tactical, mobile “Blimp in a Box, ™” or BiB, from Global Telesat Corp./World Surveillance Group Inc. (GTC/WSGI) that can carry various sensors and communications packages […]
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Cobham Acquires Full Ownership Of Helicopter Services Joint Venture
U.K.-based Cobham plc said on July 15 that it completed the acquisition of the 50 percent it did not already own in FB Heliservices Ltd, FB Leasing Limited and FBS […]
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AeroVelo Wins Elusive AHS Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Challenge
Toronto-based engineering team AeroVelo July 11 received the AHS Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Challenge award and its $250,000 prize. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] congratulated AeroVelo Inc. and with […]
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DoD IG Identifies $23 Billion Pentagon Could Have More Wisely Spent, Official Says
The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified $23.4 billion so far in 2013 that the Defense Department could have spent more wisely, according to a senior DoD official. The DoD Inspector General’s […]
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Navy Gearing Up For Next Carrier UAV Following Successful Test
As the Navy scored a historic success in the first ever landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle on an aircraft carrier, greater focus is now shifting to the follow-on program […]
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Air Force S&T Disproportionally Hurt By Sequestration, Chief Scientist Says
The Air Force’s science and technology (S&T) efforts have been disproportionally impacted by sequestration budget cuts because the service’s researchers are disproportionally civilian, the Air Force’s new chief scientist said […]
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Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]