Diehl Defence is developing the AIM-9L into an air-to-surface weapon by using a semi-active laser seeker to replace the original infrared sensor.
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Saab 340 Maritime Security Aircraft going to South Africa for demonstration
Saab will bring its Saab 340 Maritime Security Aircraft to the Africa Aerospace and Defence show in South Africa this month.
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Raytheon celebrates delivery of first MALD-J
Raytheon Missile Systems celebrated the delivery of its first Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-J (MALD-J) on Thursday with around 200 people attending the ceremony.
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YouTube: Mi-8 buzzed highway too
Another video of a low-flying aircraft in Russia has surfaced as well. This one shows a Mi-8 on a road near the Sverdlovsk region city of Kamensk-Uralsk on Aug. 24
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“You can’t fly the V-22 like a helicopter.”
An in-depth article by AOL Defense on the difficulties of flying the V-22.
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