Successfully Tests Laser Avenger System At White Sands
When it comes to unmanned aerial vehicles, Boeing is known for
its work on ways to keep UAVs flying... but the company is also
testing new methods for shooting them down.
For over four years, US unmanned aerial vehicles have made
regular strikes against targets on Pakistani soil, despite the fact
that country is technically an ally in the war on
terrorism. On Wedensday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza
Gilani said those attacks must stop.
Non-US Manufacturers Offering Newer Designs, Versus Improved
Older Models
A new study from Forecast International on "The Market for
Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft" projects that manufacturers will
produce 3,924 rotorcraft in this market segment from 2009 through
2018. The value of this production is an estimated $88.1 billion in
constant 2009 US dollars.
New York Army National Guard members offered hands-on CH-47
Chinook helicopter training to Canadian air force aircrews readying
for deployment at a flight facility in Rochester, NY last week.
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