The Boeing Airborne Laser platform will finally be mothballed and the Pentagon will replace it with a new generation of lasers that could operate on unmanned aerial vehicles at very high altitudes.
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USN MH-60S crashed, crew safe
A MH-60S from NAS Fallon went down Thursday morning near the Mountain Warfare Training Center. All five on board were able to walk away from the crash.
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Germany says confiscated Patriots were legal shipment
A German military official said Thursday that a shipment of 69 Patriot missiles there were seized in Finland was a legitimate delivery from Germany to South Korea.
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Aquino promised to buy 2 C-130s for PAF
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino has promised that his administration will buy two C-130s for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) next year.
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Computer virus with Chinese fingerprints looking for info on U.S. UAVs
A malicious software has been discover in the wild trying to steal information relating to U.S unmanned aerial vehicles.
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