A Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellite showed an increased set of capabilities when it detected and tracked a resident space object – another satellite – on Jul. 19.
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Month: September 2010
Raytheon Delivers First F-15E AESA Radar System to Boeing
Raytheon has delivered the first APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E radar modernization program.
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RSAF building hardened aircraft shelter for G550 CAEW?
Came across this building being construed in Tengah Air Base while scrolling through Google Maps. Width of the building is about 31 meters. Sufficient to park a single G550 inside.
Russian technicians assembling Su-27s in Indonesia found dead
Two Russian aircraft technicians assembling two Su-27SKMs at Sultan Hassanuddin Air Base in Makassar, South Sulawesi have died mysteriously.
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GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team Prepares to Test Fifth Engine in 2010
The F136 engine team announced they will be starting tests on the fifth development engine later this month.
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