The U.S. Navy will help HAL come up with procedures to test the naval Tejas’ compatibility with India’s aircraft carrier.
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Category: Navy
Retired USMC generals say Boeing is behind the push for F/A-XX
Retired U.S. Marine Corps generals accused Boeing of trying to steer the U.S. Navy away from the F-35 program and start the F/A-XX fighter program.
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S-100 flies from Italian frigate
A UAV has been flown from the flight deck of a Italian Navy ship for the first time. A Camcopter S-100 flew for 4.5 hour from ITS Bersagliere.
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Britain nearly brought back Harriers for Libyan campaign
The British government has admitted that it almost reverse a decision to retire its Harriers and bring them back to service for the Libyan campaign.
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ITT Exelis gets AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5 contract
ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of 104 AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5 jammers.
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