A Royal Thai Air Force Gripen pilot was killed when he went down with his aircraft during a flight demonstration at Hat Yai airport this morning.
Day: January 14, 2017
Coyote could act as suicide drone to take out quadcopters
An official from Raytheon told Jane’s that the U.S. Army is interested to turn the firm’s Coyote unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into a suicide drone to take out quadcopters.
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Lockheed Martin CEO says “close to a deal” with Pentagon to lower F-35 costs
Lockheed Martin’s Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson has met incoming U.S. President Donald Trump for a second time and later told reporters that her company is “close to a deal” to bring down the cost of its F-35 program.
By NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. offers WC-130H to Niger as EDA
A WC-130H now collecting dust at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been offered to Niger under the U.S. Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program.
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By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Germany to deploy eight attack and transport helicopters to Mali
Reuters reported that the German government has approved the deployment of eight attack and transport helicopters to Mali as part of a U.N. peacekeeping force there.
Julian Herzog [GFDL or CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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