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  New Services On MUOS Years Away Despite Upcoming Launch

  Posted by Michael Bruno 7:59 PM on Jan 31, 2012

  Amy Butler reports in today's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report:The U.S. Navy’s only major satellite program, which is designed to provide unprecedented Ultra-High Frequ... Read More >>

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  Indian Take Out

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 4:10 PM on Jan 31, 2012

  India's decision in favor of the Dassault Rafale is a big deal. Not only is a 126-fighter order the biggest single sale in sight for a long time, but -- as long as the deal is clos... Read More >>

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  India Declares Rafale 'Lowest Bidder' In Fighter Contest

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:43 AM on Jan 31, 2012

  Aviation Week's reporting team in India has now confirmed that the Indian government has named Dassault Aviation's Rafale the lowest bidder in the country's Medium Multi-Role Comba... Read More >>

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  1/30 Frago

  Posted by Sean Meade 4:27 PM on Jan 30, 2012

  + The Strange Story of Britain's Joint Strike Fighter+ Pix: Afghan Avalanche Rescue+ Monday Eye Candy: Tomcats and Sukhois. What!?+ F-35: Out of Altitude, Airspeed, and Ideas &mdas... Read More >>

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  Sea Ceptor Is Born

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:25 AM on Jan 30, 2012

  The U.K. has given the go-ahead for a new short-range air defense system for its Type 26 Global Combat Ship and also the existing Type 23 frigates. Sea Ceptor, as the new system is... Read More >>

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  Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it REALLY is Superman

  Posted by Guy Norris 1:26 AM on Jan 28, 2012

  Well, almost. The sight of Blackhawk helicopters circling unusually low over the ramp at Edwards AFB, Calif, caught my attention as I visited the base today. Turning a corner close... Read More >>

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  Army Chief: Fewer Heavy Brigades, Army Modernization on Track

  Posted by Paul McLeary 6:18 PM on Jan 27, 2012

  The Army will not redeploy or restation the two Heavy Brigade Combat Teams that it is pulling out of Europe in 2013 and 2014, Gen. Ray Odierno, the service’s Chief of Staff s... Read More >>

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  JIEDDO to Send Hundreds of New Throwable 'bots to Afghanistan

  Posted by Paul McLeary 2:26 PM on Jan 27, 2012

   The Pentagon’s anti-IED squad is making plans to send 400 small, throwable robots to Afghanistan for operational user tests later this year, with the potential for th... Read More >>

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  Gripen: You Win Some, You (May) Lose Some

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 8:49 AM on Jan 27, 2012

  Whilst a debate rages in Switzerland over an anonymous letter containing detailed accusations of irregularities in the selection process of the Gripen, Sweden last week quietly app... Read More >>

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  A Look at the New Pentagon

  Posted by Paul McLeary 10:27 PM on Jan 26, 2012

  While we don’t have a lot of hard budget numbers to look at just yet, this afternoon’s briefings by senior Pentagon officials give us a somewhat better idea of what the... Read More >>

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