Thales will install its BlueGate IFF system on the French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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Photo: First flight of IRST system for F/A-18
The Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the F/A-18 successfully completed its first flight on Feb. 11.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
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China’s MOD confirms production of L-15
China’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Hongdu L-15 advanced jet trainer has entered production.
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Women pilots in U.S. Army operate more safely than guys
U.S. Army Major Seneca Peña-Collazo concluded in his thesis for the School of Advanced Military Studies that women pilots in the Army operate aircraft more safely than their male counterparts.
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USMC testing unmanned ground vehicle to patrol airfield
During a recent Air Base Ground Defense training in California, the U.S. Marine Corps evaluated a new unmanned ground vehicle to secure the airfield.
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