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Australian auditors criticize NH90 procurement decision

Posted on August 1, 2014 by alert5

Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has questioned the decision by the John Howard government to buy the NH90 despite the fact that most service chiefs opted for the Sikorksy S-70M.
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Posted in Air Force, Navy

Royal Navy could remove Harpoon from warships

Posted on August 1, 2014 by alert5

Royal Navy surface warships might be left without a anti-ship missile capability if the service goes ahead with a plan to withdrawal the Harpoon in 2018.

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Posted in Navy

Assembly of last Boeing C-17

Posted on August 1, 2014 by alert5

Team 517 is the first team at Boeing’s C-17 plant in Long Beach to complete its task of producing the part for last C-17.

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Posted in Industry

Raytheon fires 4 TALON Laser-Guided Rockets from MD 530G

Posted on August 1, 2014 by alert5

Raytheon and MD Helicopters successfully fired four TALON laser guided rockets from the MD 530G armed aerial scout (AAS) helicopter during a series of tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona recently.

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Posted in Industry

Pentagon drafting memorandum on how to better handle future F-35 incidents

Posted on August 1, 2014July 31, 2014 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh revealed that the Pentagon is drafting a memorandum on how to deal with F-35 incidents.
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Posted in Air Force, Industry, Marines, Navy

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