* The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the 6 sites selected for UAS research: University of Alaska, State of Nevada, New York’s Griffiss International Airport, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Texas A&M University, and Virginia Tech....
BMS display(click to view full) Battle management systems are designed to cut through the “fog of war” by tracking unit location and passing data, so friendly units and command centers can keep track of what’s going on. These BMS systems-of-systems...
* Textron, already owner of Cessna, is buying Beechcraft for $1.4B in cash. Competition for Pilots * The US Air Force fears it will have a hard time competing with airlines for the hiring of new pilots. Japan: USMC Base * Okinawa’s governor approved the move of...
RSAF Tornado IDS(click to view full) In February 2010 Defense News reported that Saudi Arabia’s fleet of Tornado low-level, medium-range strike fighters would soon be receiving a pair of significant enhancements: MBDA’s stealthy Storm Shadow medium range...
US Helps Iraq, from the Outside * More than 8,000 Iraqis died in 2013 as the al-Qaeda-related Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) launched hundreds of attacks over the year. The US is delivering Hellfire missiles and Scaneagle UAVs as the State Department...