Northrop Grumman will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea’s Air Force, the company announced.
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U.S. Army moves forward with Lockheed Martin’s C-RAM solution
The U.S. Army has given Lockheed Martin a $46.5 million contract to further demonstrate its Extended Area Protection & Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID) counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) solution.
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High resolution photos of KC-390 first flight
Embraer’s KC-390 made its first flight on Feb. 3 with test pilots Mozart Louzada and Marcos Salgado de Oliveira Lima at the controls along with flight test engineers Raphael Lima and Roberto Becker. Click on the photos to download the high resolution copy.
Photos: Embraer
Photos: PLA Z-18 and Z-20 together (Update)
This is probably the first photo of the two helicopters together. (Update: Apparently, the smaller helicopter is the Z-20. This is the second time a photo of the aircraft has surfaced. The location is Mohe Gulian Airport, where most of the Chinese aircraft go there for cold temperature testing.)
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Saudi Arabia bought Meteor air-to-air missiles for its Eurofighters
La Tribune is reporting that Saudi Arabia has signed a near 1 billion Euro deal to buy Meteor air-to-air missiles to arm its Eurofighter fleet.