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F-35 Lighting II Marks 3 Flight Test Milestones on Same Day
In three separate flight tests on May 27, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft demonstrated air-to-air combat capability, completed the first flight test with the next level software load and accomplished a landing at the maximum test speed
NGC Demos 5th to 4th Generation Aircraft Networking
Northrop Grumman Corporation has built and demonstrated a unique communications capability for the U.S. Department of Defense that enables fifth-generation aircraft to share information through existing data links with fourth-generation fighters to
Kazan Helicopters Produces 7,500th Mi-8/17 Helicopter
Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec), has produced the 7,500th Mi-8/17 series helicopter. The military transport Mi-8MTV-5 helicopter will be handed over under contract to
Rheinmetall’s Combat Systems Unit Adopts New Structure
The Combat Systems division of the Rheinmetall Group’s Defence arm has adopted a new structure, signaling the start of a new era. With its business units streamlined to meet the altered underlying conditions, the division is now poised to take full
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