The U.S. Air Force has asked Lockheed Martin to bring two Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) military weather satellites out of storage and prepare them for launch into space.
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USAF has backlog of data collected by drones
U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told reporters that his service decided to cut back the number of MQ-9s for the proposed 2013 budget as his people is struggling with analyzing a backlog of data collected by drones.
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French Navy swaps Falcon 50M with Atlantique 2 in Djibouti
The French Navy has replaced a Falcon 50M based in Djibouti with a Atlantique 2 as part of its contribution to Task Force 465.
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U.S. Army moving towards pure CH-47F fleet
The U.S. Army is on course for a pure 440 F-model Chinook fleet by 2018, service officials explained Apr. 2, at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2012 Professional Forum and Exposition.
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India’s second Embraer AEW&C makes maiden flight
India’s second indigenous Embraer Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft has made its maiden flight on Apr. 4 at Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo in Brazil.
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