Air
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Sep- 2021 -16 September
Leonardo Contracts UK Firm for Tempest Flight Test Aircraft
Italian aerospace firm Leonardo has contracted UK-based 2Excel Aviation for the Tempest flight test aircraft program, involving a commercial airliner overhauled into a flying laboratory.
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16 September
British Engineers to Build All-Electric ‘Heavy-Lift’ Drone
Defense companies BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics have revealed plans to develop an all-electric, “heavy-lift” drone that will provide cost-effective and sustainable rapid response for military and civilian use.
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16 September
USAF Developing Amphibious C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft
The US Air Force is developing an amphibious version of the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft for improved seaborne operations capacity.
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16 September
Royal Navy Assists Caribbean Islanders Following Volcano Eruption
A group of Naval aviators from the RFA Wave Knights extended help in rebuilding a science station located at the rim of the La Soufrière volcano in the Caribbean.
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16 September
Italy Joins UK Next-Generation Eurofighter Radar Development
Italian aerospace firm Leonardo has joined British BAE Systems to develop the new European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk2) radar for the Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
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15 September
Pentagon Awards $30.5M Contract for Italian AF UAV Upgrade
The Department of Defense has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $30.5 million contract to upgrade the Italian Air Force’s MQ-9A Predator B combat drones.
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15 September
US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Completes Mid-Air Refueling of F-35
The US Navy and Boeing refueled an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet in-flight with an MQ-25TM T1 drone for the first time on Tuesday.
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15 September
Russia Demonstrates Military Capabilities at Zapad-2021
Russia and other participating nations practiced a variety of aerial and ground maneuvers at the Zapad-2021 Exercises to demonstrate Russian military capabilities.
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15 September
Air Strikes Kill Three Pro-Iran Fighters in Syria: Monitor
Air strikes from unidentified drones killed three pro-Iran fighters in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor near the Iraqi border.
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15 September
South Korea Announces Micro-Satellite Reconnaissance System
South Korea announced the development of an indigenous micro-satellite reconnaissance system beginning next year in a bid to lower the country’s reliance on US technology.
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