Aviation News
An integrated test conducted by the U.S. Army and Navy on Sept. 21 saw the Raytheon JLENS aerostat provide targeting information to a Standard Missile-6, enabling the weapon to successfully engage an anti-ship cruise missile target.
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The U.S. Army has exercise an option to buy an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
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A California National Guard Black Hawk helicopter was airlifted by a Chinook after it got grounded while fighting a fire northwest of Lakeport, California.
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The first four German Tiger helicopters upgraded for deployment to Afghanistan have been delivered. The modifications includes a sand filter, additional defense weaponry, a mission data recorder and enhanced communications equipment for multinational missions.
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The first four of 60 UH-60M Black Hawks ordered by Taiwan will be delivered by sea in 2014. The last two will arrive in 2019.
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