North Korea fired its Unha-3 rocket at 7:39 a.m. this morning. However, the rocket apparently crashed into the sea a few minutes after launch, according to South Korean officials.
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AAI wins USSOCOM Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems II award
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced that it has won the competitive Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) II award from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
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Pentagon’s 30-year aviation blueprint has requirements for 645 drones
By 2022, the Pentagon hopes to have 645 unmanned aircraft in its inventory.
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Lockheed Martin wants to test fuel-saving techniques on C-130J
Lockheed Martin is looking for a spare C-130J from the U.S. military so that it can validate fuel-saving techniques learned from wind tunnel testing.
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RNLAF to reduce F-16 fleet to 68 aircraft
Netherlands has decided to trim its F-16s from 87 to 68 aircraft and defer a decision on the F-35 till elections are over.
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