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Navy/USMCNavy Finishes Key Tests Of Fire Scout, MQ-25 UAVs
The Navy announced this week that it has completed key tests of two unmanned aerial vehicles: the new MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter and the future MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueler. Naval […]
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Air ForceAir Force Blames MQ-9A Reaper Crash On Pilot Error
Investigators concluded that pilot error caused an Air Force MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft to crash at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan last year, the service announced April 13. According to Air […]
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UncategorizedDARPA, Aurora Finish Flight Tests Of Subscale VTOL X-Plane
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Aurora Flight Sciences, which are developing an unmanned, tilt-wing, vertical-takeoff-and-landing experimental airplane (VTOL X-Plane) called LightningStrike, have a achieved a significant milestone […]
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Unmanned SystemsAir Force Exploring How To Benefit From Small Commercial Drones
The U.S. Air Force is studying how to tap into the agility, speed and other advanced capabilities of small unmanned aerial vehicles that have proliferated in the private sector in […]
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CyberGerman Military Launches Cyber Command
The German military’s new Cyber and Information Space Command (CIR) is up and running. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen put the CIR into service April 5, according to the […]
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InternationalAustralia Seeks Bids For Navy’s Future Frigate
The Australian Department of Defence has taken a significant step toward acquiring nine new anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The department announced March 31 that it has […]
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InternationalRaytheon Tapped To Develop Australian Air Defense System
The Australian Department of Defence announced April 10 that it has picked Raytheon [RTN] Australia to develop a short-range, ground-based air defense system. The department plans to spend up to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Studying Adding Air Defense, Enhanced Survivability To Future Frigate
The U.S. Navy is studying the feasibility of incorporating additional capabilities, including “local air defense” and “enhanced survivability features,” into its Future Frigate, the service said April 10. And while the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Extends Grounding Of T-45C Trainers
The U.S. Navy said April 9 that it has extended the grounding of its T-45C Goshawk fleet for at least a week to address problems with the trainer jet’s pilot […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s First Ford Carrier Begins Sea Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), has begun its first set of sea trials. The builder’s sea trials started April 8 at […]