Aviation News
Lockheed Martin is proposing a modification to the U-2 to convert it into an optionally manned aircraft that gives it the endurance of the RQ-4 but better payload capability and higher operating altitude.
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Nikkei reports that there will be a four-month vacuum with no U.S. aircraft carrier in East Asia waters next year after USS George Washington departs.
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Three Dutch NH90 helicopters from 7 (NL) Squadron are currently at RNAS Culdrose for three weeks of training in West Cornwall.
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Samsung has sold its Samsung Techwin unit and shares in Samsung Thales to conglomerate Hanwha.
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The 122nd Fighter Wing is deploying its A-10 attack jets to Iraq under the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.
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