Aviation News
Even before it has completed development of its Embraer AEW&C aircraft, India has set sights on a larger AWACS platform.
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Bill Sweetman’s assessment on the Saab JAS 39E/F, which he labels as an entirely new aircraft.
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German and Italian officials warned U.S. lawmakers that ties will be hurt if funding for the Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS) is cut.
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday that Russia and Israel are negotiating to build a UAV together.
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Thales is unveiling its RAPIDFire mobile air defence gun system at Eurosatory12. RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI.
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