Sgt. Christopher Harris was conducting a routine reconnaissance mission in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, in 2009, when the Puma unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, he was operating showed nearby, real-time footage of insurgents planting an improvised explosive device along a U.S. Army convoy route.
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Successfull communication between FAB-T and AEHF
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated end-to-end communication using a terminal from the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. This first on-orbit test with the AEHF SV-1 satellite accomplished both extended-data-rate (XDR) and low-data-rate (LDR) communications using the FAB-T system.
New simulator for the Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+
Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer on the civil and parapublic markets, and Héli-Union, the leading French civil helicopter operator, celebrate today the inauguration of a new simulator for the Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ developed and built in partnership with Thales. The simulator certified last February is operational at Héli-Union’s training center in Angoulême, in the Charente region of France.
First full-motion helicopter flight simulator in Africa
Africa’s first full-motion helicopter flight simulator has been commissioned by Eurocopter in Kempton Park, the world’s leading manufacturer of civil and military rotorwing aircraft.
Goodrich supports award for Gary Powers
Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) provided a donation in support of the award by the United States Air Force of a Silver Star to Captain Francis Gary Powers, the renowned U-2 pilot who was shot down over the Soviet Union in May 1960. This posthumous award was presented to Captain Powers’ son at a ceremony at the Cold War Museum in Washington, D.C. on June 15. The Silver … Dowiedz się więcej
Norway will buy F-35A
Norway today commenced the largest public procurement project in its history. The event was marked by Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide authorizing the order for the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The decision to move forward was reached following an extended dialogue with the US Department of Defence aimed at securing opportunities for Norwegian industry.