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Australia’s MH-60R Maritime Helicopters

Australia’s MH-60R Maritime Helicopters

MH-60Rs fire Hellfire (click to view full) Australia's AIR 9000, Phase 8 project aimed to buy 24 modern naval helicopters to 16 existing S-70B-2 Seahawks, along with the disastrous A$1.1 billion, 11-helicopter SH-2G "Super Seasprite" acquisition attempt. With a total...

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Digital Abrams: The M1A2 SEP Program

Digital Abrams: The M1A2 SEP Program

M1A2 SEP (click to view full) America's M1 Abrams tanks come in a number of versions. In addition to the M1A1 that is now standard, the US Army is beginning to field its M1 TUSK for urban warfare. It also operates the M1A2 System Enhancement Program (SEP), currently...

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Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interest

Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interest

F-15C over DC (click to view full) "Array of Aging American Aircraft Attracting Attention" discusses the issues that accompany an air force whose fighters have an average age of over 23.5 years - vs. an average of 8.5 years in 1967. One of the most obvious...

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From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV

From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV

ScanEagle launch (click to view full) ScanEagle's base Insight UAV platform was originally developed by Washington state's Insitu, Inc. to track dolphins and tuna from fishing boats, in order to ensure that the fish you buy in supermarkets is "dolphin-safe". It turns...

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