16 Ergebnisse für: usaf’s
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$27M for LITENING Targeting & Recon Pods
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/27m-for-litening-targeting-recon-pods-0929/
Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL received a $27 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract modification to provide for LITENING advanced airborne targeting and navigation pods for U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps use. Designed…
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F-22 Raptor: Capabilities and Controversies
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-22-raptor-capabilities-and-controversies-019069/
The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual air-air and air-ground…
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Pocket Gunship: From AC-XX to the MC-27J Praetorian
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/AC-XX-Gunship-Lite-A-C-27J-Baby-Spooky-05001/
In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using "proven/known" weapons and
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LEMV Airship Sold Back to Manufacturer for a Song, and Future Data
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Rise-of-the-Blimps-The-US-Armys-LEMV-06438/
The rise of modern terrorism, sharply increasing costs to recruit and equip professional soldiers, and issues of energy security, are forcing 2 imperatives on modern armies. Modern militaries need to be able to watch wide areas for very long periods of…
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Surion: Eurocopter’s Korean KHP/KUH Helicopter Deal
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/korea-approves-eurocopters-khp-helicopter-deal-02325/
South Korea currently owns around 700 helicopters, but more than half are considered outdated, and they need to be replaced. December 2005 marked the endgame for a South Korean competition to produce about 245 utility transport helicopters, which
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Raytheon’s AGM-176 Griffin Mini-Missiles
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Raytheons-Griffin-Mini-Missiles-07182/
As UAVs proliferate, and the demands of counter-insurgency fights force militaries to look at arming new kinds of aircraft, a number of manufacturers and governments are looking to develop precision-guided "mini-missiles" and glide weapons. Raytheon's