Aviation News
Taiwan’s F-16A/B upgrade program will be affected if sequestration forced the U.S. Air Force to cancel its Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) program.
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Saab has received two orders from Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL) for serial production of an integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Army’s and Air Force’s Advanced Light Helicopter.
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Dignitaries and employees at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, welcomed the first F-35A that will receive depot level maintenance at the base on Sept. 20.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Alex R. Lloyd
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Japan has embarked on a program to develop radar technologies that will detect stealth aircraft. $37 million will be allocated in the defense budget next year for the research.
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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released its plans for a reusable hypersonic unmanned launch vehicle called XS-1.
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