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Technology from Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) ISR Systems business will be demonstrated by the British Army at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), January 21-23, 2010, at the Sakhir Airbase in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Read MoreNo slowing down as the seventh and final Ariane 5 launch for 2009 has launched at the second attempt on Friday following a 24 hour scrub due to an unspecified issue with the launch platform.
Read MoreArianespace’s seventh and final Ariane 5 launch of 2009 has been given the green light, clearing this mission for a mid-day liftoff on December 9 with the French Helios 2B military observation satellite.
Read MoreArianespace’s wrap-up Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has entered final preparations for its liftoff next week with France’s Helios 2B military observation satellite.
Read MoreSelex Galileo is to collaborate with Jordan's King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) in the design and development of an unmanned air vehicle and sensors to equip the nation's special operations forces.
Read MoreJapan launched a nexgen spy satellite last Saturday as part of the country's efforts to beef up its surveillance system against the threat of North Korea's missiles, officials said.
Read MoreIt's a given that the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have provided invaluable intelligence to U.S. troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan over the years.
Read MoreIndia's attempts to develop an indigenous unmanned air vehicle capability have suffered an early setback, with the nation's Rustom technology demonstrator having crashed on its first flight.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced the U.S. Air Force has granted the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) a military Airworthiness Certification (AWC), a significant milestone in the life of the aircraft system and a step on the path to routine unmanned flight within the United States.
Read MoreQinetiQ's Zephyr High-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial system (HALE UAS) program recently resumed flight testing and payload evaluations in Yuma, Arizona, when a joint US/UK Zephyr team undertook the first operation of the system with a U.S. flight crew.
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