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A400M, World’s Most Advanced Airlifter, Completes First Flight
The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has landed back in Seville, Spain today at 14:02 local time (13:02 UTC)...
Corps of Engineers Builds Radar Stations on Black Sea Coast
GONIO, Georgia: In January, the last of three U.S.-funded radar stations on the Black Sea coast of Georgia will open,...
Thunderbirds officials announce 2010 Airshow schedule
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: Officials from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," here announced its 2010 airshow schedule....
Construction Starts On New Submarine for the Italian Navy
TRIESTE, Italy: Today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano there was the ceremony to celebrate the cutting of the first sheeting...
A New Era for the US Defense Market
NEWTOWN, Conn: After years of unprecedented growth, the pace of overall U.S. defense spending appears to have reached a plateau,...
Next-Gen Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Takes Flight
PALMDALE, Ca: The first Block 40 configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) successfully...
Gates warned over Afghan army problems
Kabul: NATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defense Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and...
Turkey to Acquire CH-47F CHINOOK Helicopters
WASHINGTON: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress December 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of 14...
Ion Tiger Fuel Cell UAV Sets Flight Endurance Record
WASHINGTON: The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), flew 26 hours and 1...
Ukraine in $2.4 bln arms deal with Iraq
Moscow: Ukraine will deliver a variety of military equipment to Iraq under a recent deal worth an estimated $2.4 billion,...
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