Rafael is working on a fifth-generation version of its Litening targeting pod. The latest iteration of the pod will allow it to be installed on large UAVs such as the Heron TP.
South Korea could abandon plans to buy RQ-4
Seoul is threatening to walk away from a plan to acquire four Global Hawks after the price of the aircraft doubled from W486.2 billion to about W940 billion .
Turkey to take delivery of MQ-1s in 2012
Turkey is expecting the delivery of its MQ-1 Predator drones in 2012. Ankara placed an order for six aircraft via the FMS route.
South Korea to develop supersonic cruise missile
South Korea is developing the Haeseong II supersonic cruise missile for deployment around 2013.
HC-130J delivered to Air Combat Command
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz flew the first HC-130J to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Sept. 24 for delivery to Air Combat Command.