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Lack of Helicopters Is Undermining Operations
A shortage of medium and heavy lift battlefield helicopters is undermining current operations say the Defence Select Committee in its...
Defense Department must end business as usual, Gates says
CHICAGO: Defense spending and program priorities cannot be divorced from the very real threats of today and the growing ones...
Gripen At the Biggest Air Show In the World
Gripen aircraft from the Swedish and Hungarian air forces will participate in the multinational Royal International Air Tattoo in the...
Improved Counter-IED Training At Home For Deploying Warfighters
Arlington VA: The latest, most realistic training to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs) begins early for deploying Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen...
Russian military confirms test-launch of Sineva ballistic missile
MOSCOW: Russia has successfully test-launched a Sineva sea-based ballistic missile, a source in the Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. "The...
12-nation Heavy Airlift Wing takes flight with first C-17
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Twelve nations saw their dreams of strategic airlift come true as the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing...
Airbus A330 Ready for Conversion to RAF’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
The first Airbus A330 aircraft platform slated for the United Kingdom's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program has arrived ahead...
MBDA Demonstrates VL MICA In Coastal Defence Role
Deployed for the first time in a ground-to-air, area defence configuration, VL MICA has intercepted a low signature target flying...
Fire Scout Aircraft Demos Real-time Video Feed
SAN DIEGO: A Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) testing in...
F-22 Debate Reflects Broader Acquisition Challenges
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is pressing his point with Congress that the Defense Department doesn’t need more than...
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