Boeing’s V-22 business development manager Joe Weston told Flight Global that his company is working on developing a roll-on/roll-off aerial refueling kit for the V-22.
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Raytheon proposes off-shore air defense missile batteries
Together with Kongsberg Defence Systems and Thales Nederland, Raytheon Missile Systems is proposing a network of re-locatable afloat air defense missiles batteries armed with RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) and the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.
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New cargo rollers for CH-47 allows crew to change mission in flight
A new Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) installed on two U.S. Army CH-47s allowed the crew to switch between hauling cargo and carrying passengers in flight.
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BAE Systems concluded first wind tunnel test of Eurofighter with Harpoon
A Eurofighter model carrying three AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles has undergone wind tunnel testing by BAE Systems.
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Russian Air Force hopes to have MiG-31 replacement by 2020
Russian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said he hopes to see a new long-range fighter-interceptor by 2020 to replace the MiG-31.
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