Day: December 3, 2015

Second-generation Il-80 airborne command post ready for delivery

Posted on December 3, 2015 by alert5

United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has completed flight testing of a second-generation Il-80 airborne command and control aircraft and will deliver it to the military by end of this month.

By Leonid Faerberg [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. Army wants open-architecture controller to protect its aircraft and tanks

Posted on December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Army wants an open-architecture controller that can protect airborne, ground and maritime platforms from incoming threats. It found a solution from Lockheed Martin and the aerospace giant was given two contracts for continued development of the controller for the U.S. Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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