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Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle Demonstrator Completes First Weapon LaunchSt Louis MO (SPX) Jul 22, 2010 The Boeing Company successfully launched a missile from the F-15 Silent Eagle's newly designed Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) on July 14. Demonstration aircraft F-15E1 departed from Point Mugu Naval Air Weapon Station, Calif., at 5:59 p.m Pacific time, launched an inert AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) from its left-side CWB, and returned to base at 6:52 p.m. The test demonstrated the CWB's flightworthiness and ability to deploy an AMRAAM in flight with no adverse effect on t ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 15, 2010 The U.S. Navy awarded four contracts linked to the development of next generation jammer electronic warfare system pod worth a total of $168 million, The Navy Times reported. It said the contracts were given to ITT, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Under the deals the companies will develop prototypes "of what a jammer capable of defeating 21st-century air defense radars shou ... more 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 15, 2010The Boeing Company Silent Eagle flight demonstrator aircraft F-15E1 completed a successful first flight on July 8 from Lambert St. Louis International Airport. During the 80-minute flight, F-15E1 opened and closed its left-side Conformal Weapons Bay, which contained an AIM-120 Instrumented Test Vehicle (ITV) missile. The ITV was not launched. "The Silent Eagle demonstration flight va ... more  
Chennai, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2010With the successful launch of Cartosat-2B on Monday, India has reached a `critical constellation' of 10 active remote sensing satellites in space, which gives it a clear edge in the region for monitoring borders and movements across them. While mapping and infrastructure development are seen as primary applications of a remote sensing satellite, its use in spying is often underplayed. A co ... more |
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Israel eyes Boeing's stealthy F-15E Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 12, 2010 The Israeli Defense Ministry is talking with the Pentagon about buying Boeing's F-15E1 because of delays in developing Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Israel's first choice for its next major fighter purchase, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. The Israeli air force took considerable interest in the F-15E1's 80-minute maiden flight over St. Louis at the weekend. "While Boeing is still reportedly awaiting Pentagon approval to export the plane, Israel has already held a numbe ... read more |
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