Leaders of the U.S. Air Force has decided that a competition is need for the Common Vertical Lift Support Platform. The program aims to buy helicopters to support security forces protecting ICBM fields.
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Turkish long-range SAM acquisition likely to be delayed further
Turkey is likely to make a decision for its long-range surface-to-air missile program several months after the general election in June, industry officials and defense analysts said.
X-47B makes 2nd, 3rd flight within a week
Slightly less than a month after its first flight on Feb. 4, the U.S. Navy’s X-47B has made its second and third flight on the first week of March.
Lockheed Martin tout its ability to support high-tempo F-22 deployments
With a no-fly zone approved over Libya, Lockheed Martin lost no time in touting its ability to support high-tempo F-22 deployment worldwide.
Schwartz: Imposing Libya no-fly zone may take “upwards of a week”
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz told the Senate Armed Services Committee that imposing a no-fly zone over Libya would take up to a week rather than days.