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U.S. Army soldiers could be firing the M230 chain gun in future

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Army is making plans to make the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle its new Light Reconnaissance Vehicle platform and arm it with a variant of the M230 chain gun found on the AH-64 attack helicopter.

By Jonathan Mallard (Apache Gun (M230 Chain Gun)) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Chinese research papers on network-centric fighter combat

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

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Germany’s lease of Heron UAV in limbo due to protest from General Atomics

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

Germany’s decision to lease armed Heron UAVs for its surveillance needs did not sit well with General Atomics and the latter has filed a protest with a German court.

By David Tobarra [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Final unmanned QF-4 flight

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

The QF-4 target drone flew its final unmanned flight on Aug. 17 out of Holloman Air Force Base. The aircraft was serving as a target for a F-35 at White Sands Missile Range.

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Families of Red Baron and his victims to mark 100th anniversary of his aerial victories

Posted on August 31, 2016 by alert5

The families of First World War fighter ace, Manfred von Richthofen, and his first victims will gather together at Whitgift School in Croydon on Sept. 17 to share the toast of reconciliation using a replica cup that the ace used to fabricate to mark his aerial victories.

C. J. von Dühren [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons