Four OH-58Ds that are designated Excess Defense Articles are now at Redstone Arsenal for shipping to a foreign nation.
By Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Day: February 3, 2016
A-10s will hang around till 2022
The Pentagon has deferred the retirement of the A-10 attack jet till 2022, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced on Feb. 2 during the preview of the fiscal 2017 defense budget.
By: Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman, U.S. Air Force (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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IAI in joint venture with South Korea firm to develop VTOL UAV
A joint venture to develop vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle for the South Korean market has been formed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korean composite manufacturer Hankuk Carbon.
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HAL rolls out HTT-40 prototype
Hindustan Aeronautics ( HAL) has rolled out the first HTT-40 basic trainer prototype at its Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) in Bengaluru.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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Pentagon working on an arsenal plane
In a preview of the 2017 defense budget during a breakfast event at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed that the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is working on developing an arsenal plane that an older generation flying platform into a flying launch pad for a range of conventional payloads.