The U.S. Navy lost one of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrators (BAMS-D) on Monday during a test flight in Maryland.
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Month: June 2012
Thales unveils mobile air defence gun system
Thales is unveiling its RAPIDFire mobile air defence gun system at Eurosatory12. RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI.
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Super Hornet could carry ScanEagle
The Super Hornet could one day launch the ScanEagle UAV and let the drone collect the data with the fighter at a safe distance.
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Ordnance Technologies suing Raytheon over Lancer Multi-Effects Warhead System
Ordnance Technologies, a company based in California, has accused Raytheon for stealing trade secrets involving the Lancer Multi-Effects Warhead System.
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A-10s have landed in Estonia
The A-10 Thunderbolt II has arrived in Estonia for the first time as the Michigan Air National Guard brought their jets there for Saber Strike 2012.
National Guard photo by SSgt. Rachel Barton
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