During its second quarter results call, Textron AirLand revealed that Saudi Arabia is in initial talks to buy the company’s Scorpion light attack aircraft.
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Russia’s stealthy UAV appears
An presentation slide on Russia’s current research and development work has unveiled a photo of a stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Hunter-B
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Software fix for EMALS validated by U.S. Navy
A software fix for the U.S. Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) has been validated by the service. It was found during testing that the next-generation catapult generates excessive vibration to the aircraft when external fuel tanks are attached.
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SM-3 Block IIA interceptor self-destruct after operator pushed wrong button
An anonymous source told Defense News that the failure of the SM-3 Block IIA test on Jun. 21 was human error after tactical datalink controller accidentally identified in ballistic missile target as friendly. This trigger the self-destruct mechanism in the missile interceptor.
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Special tail flash for 36th Fighter Squadron’s centennial
The 36th Fighter Squadron, base at Osan air base, South Korea, is marking its 100th anniversary in service with the U.S. Air Force with a special tail flash for one of its F-16.
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