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BAE hints at restarting frigate dealKuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UPI) Dec 11, 2009 BAE Systems has had talks with the government over resuming Malaysia's light frigate program, which has been on hold for more than a year. The global defense, security and aerospace company received a letter of intent from the Malaysian government in July 2006 to procure two new frigates based on the Lekiu design of which Malaysia already operates two. However, Prime Minister Dat ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2009The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the "Beast of Kandahar," a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy. The RQ-170 Sentinel is being developed by Lockheed Martin and is designed "to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward deployed combat forces," the air force said in a brief statement. ... more  
Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 07, 2009EADS is keen to forge a partnership with ISRO on supersonic and hypersonic aeroplane technologies, a top company official said. "We are looking very much into the future," Chief Technical Officer of EADS, Jean Botti, said here on possible collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation and EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) going forward. "ISRO has a lot of ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 4, 2009 Boeing has delivered two of its "Wedgetail" airborne early warning and control aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force at its Williamtown air base. AEW&C Program Manager Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble said the planes, based on Boeing's 737 airframe and assembled and tested in Seattle, are critical to Australia's air combat capability. "The Wedgetail aircraft is a first-of-type ... more |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2009Researchers at the California Institute of Technology, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other institutions suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of lakes over the northern and southern polar regions of the planet's largest moon, Titan. A paper describing the theory appears in the online edition of Nature ... more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 30, 2009 Israel is sticking to its guns on a demand the United States allow it to integrate its own electronic warfare suite in Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, even though the Americans have given the green light to install other Israeli systems in the jet. Israel wants to buy an initial batch of 25 F-35s, enough for one squadron, in fiscal 2012 and would like to acquire another 50. ... more 
RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2009Boeing has delivered the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The aircraft were delivered during a ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown, the main operating base for the Wedgetail fleet. Attending the ceremony were officials from the RAAF, the Defence Materiel Organisation and Boeing. Delivery of ... more |
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