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UK Watchdog Reports Continuing Problems MoD Drone Programs

UK Watchdog Reports Continuing Problems MoD Drone Programs

Last month the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that it had signed a £65 million contract for delivery of three new Protector drones for the Royal Air Force (RAF). In an upbeat press release, which included the bold claim that the drones are “capable of strike missions anywhere in the world,” De…
Polish Order for 2 Boeing 737s Is Part of Deal on MAX Damages

Polish Order for 2 Boeing 737s Is Part of Deal on MAX Damages

WARSAW, Poland –– Boeing and Enter Air today announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new order for two 737-8 airplanes plus options for two more jets.

An all-Boeing operator and Poland’s biggest charter carrier, Enter Air began operations in 2010 with a …

French A400M Refuels Caracal Helicopter in Flight for First Time

French A400M Refuels Caracal Helicopter in Flight for First Time

On July 22, 2020, the French Armaments Directorate (DGA) and Airbus Helicopters carried out the first refueling test flight with fuel transfer between an A400M Atlas transport aircraft and a Caracal helicopter.

Until then, only “dry” in-flight contact tests had been carried out, in order to asses…

Why Japan Scrapped A $4.2bn US Missile Defense System

Why Japan Scrapped A $4.2bn US Missile Defense System

TOKYO — Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono was seething after a June 3 briefing in his office. “Why didn’t you figure that out sooner?” he snapped.

Officials had just learned of a critical flaw in a U.S.-made missile defense system that would derail a multibillion-dollar defense deal.

Three…

China A Growing Source of Critical Pentagon Supplies

China A Growing Source of Critical Pentagon Supplies

Speaking of face masks, the U.S. discovered earlier this year as it attempted, vainly, to wrestle the coronavirus to the mat, that it didn’t have the rudimentary supplies it needed, including those face masks (along with swabs, gowns and medicines). It seems that the classic American lust for cheap …

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