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NATO Begins RQ-4D Test Flights Over Mediterranean

NATO Begins RQ-4D Test Flights Over Mediterranean

NATO has begun testing the first of five new RQ-4D Alliance Ground Surveillance drones through a number of flights over the Mediterranean Sea earlier this month, advancing the alliance’s implementation of the aircraft, which activists have argued is potentially dangerous for civilians in the area.
Chinese Spy Plane Enters S. Korea’s Air Defense Zone

Chinese Spy Plane Enters S. Korea’s Air Defense Zone

A Chinese military plane entered South Korea’s air defense identification zone (KADIZ) earlier this week, prompting Seoul to scramble a fighter jet in response, military sources said Wednesday.

The Chinese plane, presumed to be a Y-9 aircraft, entered the zone Monday morning in the area south of …

Royal Navy to Test ‘Crewless Boat’ for Future Fleet

Royal Navy to Test ‘Crewless Boat’ for Future Fleet

The first crewless boat for general duties with the Royal Navy has been launched, ready for trials to see how it – and similar craft – might fit into the ‘fleet of tomorrow’.

More than £3m is being invested in the crewless Pacific 24 boat – and other autonomous small craft technology.

The boat…

Northrop Wins Contract from SES for Two Satellites

Northrop Wins Contract from SES for Two Satellites

DULLES, Va. –– Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by SES to build two C-band satellites that will operate in the upper portion of the spectrum. This award supports the Federal Communication Commission’s order to make the lower portion of C-band spectrum available to mobile network opera…
Rolls-Royce Wins $115M US Navy Engine Contracts

Rolls-Royce Wins $115M US Navy Engine Contracts

Rolls-Royce has secured recent agreements with the U.S. Navy for ship engines, propulsion components and services valued at up to $115.6 million.

Leo Martins, Rolls-Royce Defense, Program Director, U.S. Naval & Coast Guard Platforms, said, “Rolls-Royce is proud to support the U.S. Navy through an…

US Air Force Supports French Rafales on Mid-East Strike Missions

US Air Force Supports French Rafales on Mid-East Strike Missions

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — To conduct the synchronization of air assets across more than 4 million miles of U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, a dynamic force comprised of men and women scattered throughout multiple divisions and cells is needed. It is within the Combined Air Operation…

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