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India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has submitted a request to the government for a supersonic flying test bed.
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Canada’s CP-140 Aurora detachment in Kuwait recently flew its 100th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission over Iraq.
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MQ-9s from Holloman Air Force Base are being tested in a maritime environment over the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Royal Air Force’s Puma MK2 helicopters are now flying over Afghanistan for its first operational deployment, just three weeks after declaring Initial Operating Capability.
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A new flight control software for the F/A-18E/F is being tested by VX-23. MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies, will allow carrier pilots to focus more attention on maintaining a proper line-up by maintaining a commanded glideslope and angle of attack.
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