A Sikorsky subsidiary will be installing its Critical Systems Armor on the U.S. Navy CH-53E helicopters.
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ONR automates F-35 canopy manufacturing process
Office of Naval Research (ONR) together with F-35 Program Office, Naval Air Systems Command, GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems and Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, has managed to automate the process of manufacturing the F-35 canopy.
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USMC M1A1s training with UAVs
M1A1 Abrams from the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted a training exercise with an RQ-11 Raven on Oct. 15.
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Photo: Exercise Mountain Roundup
Air-to-air photo of the participants of Exercise Mountain Roundup in Idaho.
Photo by Ulrich Metternich
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APKWS cleared for fixed-wing aircraft
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) fixed wing variant has cleared tests and can now be carried by the A-10, AV-8B, and F-16.
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