Aviation News
The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman over BAE Systems for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) program. The $35 million contract has options for engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
A new helmet-mount targeting system for the improved Mi-28NM attack helicopter was unveiled at MAKS 2015, it was reported.
By Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
The U.S. Navy announced that the AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile has entered full-rate production on Aug. 17. The most important upgrade to the missile is a “lock on after launch” capability.
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U.S. Navy photo
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V. M. Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau has published a mockup of a HALE (high altitude, long endurance) unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Overview-1.
Two MQ-1s from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing are currently at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia for a training exercise. This is the first time the U.S. military has deployed drones in Latvia.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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