A CNN team was given exclusive access to a U.S. Navy P-8A flight over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Operational testing of upgraded French E-3F completed
France has declared Initial operating capability (IOC) of its modernized E-3F AWACS with the delivery of the second upgraded aircraft by Boeing.
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IKONOS, the satellite that help started Google Earth is retired
The World’s first commercial imaging satellite with a one-meter resolution was retired from service on Mar. 31.
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A400M black box sent to U.S.
According to Reuters, Airbus Defence & Space had sent at least one of the black boxes on board the A400M that crashed to OEM L3 Communications for decoding.
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Russia could bring back Mi-14
The Russian Navy is reported to be keen to restart production of the Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter.
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