The Royal Air Force could see action over Somalia as the British Government considers providing direct military assistance to international troops fighting Islamist insurgents there.
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Day: December 23, 2011
USAF plans to field larger version of Predator C
The U.S. Air Force has decided that its cheaper to field General Atomics’ jet-powered Predator C UAV than to start a MQ-X program.
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USN to test launching UAV from submarine at RIMPAC 2012
A submerged U.S. Navy submarine will launch a unmanned aerial vehicle in next year’s RIMPAC exercise.
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RAAF to keep legacy Hornets flying till 2021
The RAAF is expected to keep its F/A-18A/B in service until 2021 due to delays with the F-35 program.
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Airborne Laser program comes to an end
The Boeing Airborne Laser platform will finally be mothballed and the Pentagon will replace it with a new generation of lasers that could operate on unmanned aerial vehicles at very high altitudes.
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