Boeing’s Phantom Ray UAV has gone flying atop NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, traditionally used to ferry the space shuttle.
Continue reading “Phantom Ray goes airborne aboard NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft”
Author: alert5
Turkey had preliminary talks on KF-X
A senior Turkish procurement official told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review that Istanbul held talks with South Korean officials on developing a new fighter aircraft with South Korea and Indonesia.
Continue reading “Turkey had preliminary talks on KF-X”
Petraeus requests for more AWACS in Afghanistan
Gen. David Petraeus had asked NATO to provide more AWACS support in Afghanistan. However the demand is likely to meet opposition from Germany.
Continue reading “Petraeus requests for more AWACS in Afghanistan”
India prepares for another ballistic missile intercept test
Despite failure of its Agni II missile recently, India is going ahead with another missile test. This time it will carry out an endo-atmospheric intercept of a Prithvi missile using an advanced air defence (AAD) interceptor on Dec. 18 or 19.
Northrop Grumman’s solid-state laser clocks more than 6 hours
Northrop Grumman’s 100-kilowatt solid-state military laser has logged more than six hours of operating time.
Continue reading “Northrop Grumman’s solid-state laser clocks more than 6 hours”