The U.S. Congress has given the Air Force 180 days to report back on how it intends to improve promotion rates for UAV pilots once the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act is signed into law.
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NAVAIR has awarded Northrop Grumman a $33.3 million contract earlier this month to install the Telephonics RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar on nine Fire Scout UAVs.
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Two U.S. military officials told CNN that the Syrian government has switched to using the more accurate Fateh A-110 missiles against the rebels.
California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing has grounded its F-16 fleet after one crashed on Dec. 27 following an in-flight emergency.
The Pentagon has placed an order for 17 MV-22s and 4 CV-22s for $1.4 billion.
The Russian Air Force will move away from its gray paint scheme from next year and adopt a new camouflage that will come in a variety of colors.
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Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract valued at $1.9 billion to build two Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites.
MiG said in a statement that it has delivered four MiG-29K/KUB fighters to the Indian Navy this month.
The Russian Air Force has taken delivery of the first six Su-35S fighters at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft manufacturing plant in Russia’s Far East.
During the Falklands War, a plan was hatched by then attorney general, Sir Michael Havers, to hijack Exocet missiles being shipped to South America.
