The Neuron UCAV has made its first flight in French Istres on Dec. 1.
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Category: Industry
Pentagon may fund work for new helicopter to preserve helicopter design capabilities
Worried that the U.S. defense industry could lose the capacity to generate new designs for military helicopters, the Pentagon said it may fund initial work on a new military helicopter in a year or two.
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MEADS shot down MQM-107 target
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has shot down it’s first air-breathing target at White Sands Missile Range.
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Japanese government counter-suing Toshiba for failing to come up with reconnaissance F-15J
One year ago, we reported that Toshiba is seeking damages from the Japanese government for the failure to modify F-15Js into reconnaissance planes. The Defense Ministry is now counter-suing Toshiba for breach of contract.
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Lockheed Martin demonstrated new portable, ground-based military laser system
Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser system in a series of tests against representative airborne targets.
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