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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BAE Systems concluded first wind tunnel test of Eurofighter with Harpoon
A Eurofighter model carrying three AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles has undergone wind tunnel testing by BAE Systems.
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