Aviation News
Top secret intelligence documents leaked by Edward Snowden says Al Qaeda has created cells of engineers to try defeat unmanned aircraft.
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Former Russian Air Force chief Pyotr Deinekin told RIA Novosti that an unmanned “sixth-generation” fighter is in development.
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Japan is expected to buy at least one Global Hawk in fiscal 2015. To achieve that goal, Tokyo will spend $2 million for research on the Global Hawk in the fiscal 2014 budget.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is studying concepts to equip UAVs with a yet-to-be-developed laser for shooting down ballistic missiles at their boost-phase.
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Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been awarded Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle segment.
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