A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk was forced to dump two RIM-7P Sea Sparrow missiles it was carrying off the coast of Camp Pendleton on Aug. 30 after the missiles started to swing and hit the aircraft.
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Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 may have been downed by missile
The mysterious crash of Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 off the island of Ustica in 1980 may have been caused by missile or near-collision with a military aircraft, an Italian judicial panel has ruled.
GAO says Pentagon’s cost analysis on F136 outdated
A report by the GAO said the Pentagon’s cost analysis of the F136 engine is outdated and does not take into account the offer by the engine’s manufacturers to fund the development program.
Egypt’s new government interested in Turkish UAVs
Egypt is interested in buying UAVs manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries, the company’s vice-president said.
Missile defense IR sensor hitches ride on commercial satellite
Attached to the newly launched SES-2 communications satellite is a U.S. Air Force Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (Chirp) that will scan for boost phase ballistic missiles.