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  1. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Naïf as the new Crown Prince, the Royal Court said in a statement issued today, signaling an orderly process of future succession in the world's largest oil exporter.
  2. Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) crews started flight training on their first A330 MRTT with Airbus Military instructors at the Airbus Military Getafe facilities in Spain earlier this week (25th October).
  3. DCNS and Thales announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the Technology Demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been notified by the French Defence Procurement Authority (DGA).
  4. Major General HE Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah, Chief-of-Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces said that the his country’s forces had been “running the training and communication operations” for Libyan rebels.
  5. The Boeing Dreamliner, the world's first carbon-composite airliner, flew to Hong Kong from Tokyo carrying its first paying passengers on Wednesday in a flight that could set a new benchmark in air travel.
  6. A groundbreaking ceremony marked on Wednesday the official start of construction work on Eurocopter's new manufacturing plant in Queretaro, Mexico, which will manufacture aeronautical components and subassemblies.
  7. Boeing opened a new Cyber Engagement Center (CEC) in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
  8. The Dubai Airshow Organizer, F&E Aerospace, announced that its website has been tailored and optimized for viewing online by smartphone, making the content easier to find and view.
  9. The P-8A Poseidon successfully launched the first MK 54 torpedo during a test event in the Atlantic Test Range October 13.
  10. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, yesterday provided an update on recent accomplishments of its U.S...
 



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