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Ankara: The Turkish Army has begun using Israeli-made unmanned Aircraft to monitor Kurdish rebel movements in neighbouring Iraq

War Weaponry Staff | 12:53 AM

Ankara: The Turkish army has begun using Israeli-made unmanned aircraft to monitor Kurdish rebel movements in neighbouring Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported Monday, quoting the army chief....

At the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow

War Weaponry Staff | 12:32 AM

Farnborough International Airshow on the 2010, MBDA has an attractive appearance, ideas that could spread to the new generation weapons support for the soldier of tomorrow.Visions Concept is a...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] employees joined congressional representatives

War Weaponry Staff | 9:40 AM

Boeing [NYSE: BA] congressional staff joined representatives from local government officials and community leaders at 7:09 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville to celebrate the arrival of the F-16...

The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130J Super Hercules for India has completed painting at the company's Marietta

War Weaponry Staff | 10:27 PM

The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130J Super Hercules for India has completed painting at the company's Marietta, Ga., facility. The aircraft now enters flight test in preparation for...

The newly developed LTR 400 transponder from EADS Defence

War Weaponry Staff | 4:27 AM

The newly developed LTR 400 transponder from EADS Defence & Security (DS) significantly improves safety in air traffic while at the same time saving weight in helicopters. Eurocopter...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the start of flight tests for a B-1 Lancer bomber upgraded with new digital avionics for the aft cockpit

War Weaponry Staff | 4:15 AM

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the start of flight tests for a B-1 Lancer bomber upgraded with new digital avionics for the aft cockpit, including a line-of-sight...

A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Scorpion munition was successfully flight tested June 17 from a C-130 aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground

War Weaponry Staff | 4:06 AM

A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Scorpion munition was successfully flight tested June 17 from a C-130 aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. Ejected at an altitude of 5,000...

The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner flight test fleet passed 1,000 hours of testing

War Weaponry Staff | 1:21 PM

The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner flight test fleet passed 1,000 hours of testing yesterday. The program estimates that it is about 40 percent through the test conditions required...

IATA meets as airline industry shows signs of recovery

War Weaponry Staff | 12:51 AM

The commercial aviation industry, battered by plunging sales and fallout from the Icelandic ash cloud, is at last emerging from a steep downturn, the International Air Transport Association...

Su-37 video from Sukhoi presentation

War Weaponry Staff | 10:33 AM

Su-37 video from Sukhoi presentation Nice Su-37 Terminator footage from Sukhoi presentation. Aerobatics, elements overviews and possible combat usage. ...

Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroye

War Weaponry Staff | 8:43 AM

 Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.The systems also include the...

As part of the overall planning for the Norwegian Armed Forces

War Weaponry Staff | 2:41 AM

As part of the overall planning for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is also responsible for the planning of the military’s materiel investments. FANAF...

This year, Schiebel's CAMCOPTER(r) S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is making aviation history

War Weaponry Staff | 2:18 AM

This year, Schiebel's CAMCOPTER(r) S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is making aviation history. As the first unmanned VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) System to fly at ILA Berlin,...

The Mexican Air Force has taken delivery of the first of five C295s it has ordered from Airbus Military

War Weaponry Staff | 2:00 AM

The Mexican Air Force has taken delivery of the first of five C295s it has ordered from Airbus Military. The aircraft is equipped with a palletized loading system...

A C-17 Globemaster III Deployed from Joint Base Charleston

War Weaponry Staff | 9:51 PM

A C-17 Globemaster III deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., stopped at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010, for a deployed airlift mission. The...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired the first on-orbit Signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 Satellite

War Weaponry Staff | 9:38 PM

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 satellite, the inaugural spacecraft in a 12-satellite constellation that the company is...

The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone

War Weaponry Staff | 4:15 AM

(Jacksonville, Fla., May 27, 2010) -- The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into...

AeroVironment's Global Observer Unmanned Aircraft System Completes Key Ground Tests

War Weaponry Staff | 9:38 PM

MONROVIA, Calif., May 25, 2010 --[ASDWire]-- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) today announced that the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer(tm) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program has successfully...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Arrives in Arizona

War Weaponry Staff | 9:24 PM

(Mesa, Ariz., May 25, 2010) -- The Boeing [NYSE:BA] 787 Dreamliner made its first landing at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport this weekend. The fourth 787 to be built, ZA004, is...

LM Selected by Finnish AF to Provide Airborne Surveillance System

War Weaponry Staff | 11:05 AM

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it has been awarded a four-year contract to supply the Finnish Air Force with an airborne surveillance system and associated ground systems....