Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, said ship change notices have been issued for the amphibious assault ships so that they can accommodate the extreme heat and noise generated by the F-35B.
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Russian Air Force approves design for new strategic bomber
The Russian Air Force has approved the conceptual design and specification for its new strategic bomber, the PAK-DA.
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Boeing wants to turn V-22 into aerial refueling tanker
Boeing’s V-22 business development manager Joe Weston told Flight Global that his company is working on developing a roll-on/roll-off aerial refueling kit for the V-22.
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Raytheon proposes off-shore air defense missile batteries
Together with Kongsberg Defence Systems and Thales Nederland, Raytheon Missile Systems is proposing a network of re-locatable afloat air defense missiles batteries armed with RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) and the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.
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New cargo rollers for CH-47 allows crew to change mission in flight
A new Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) installed on two U.S. Army CH-47s allowed the crew to switch between hauling cargo and carrying passengers in flight.
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