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  Luftwaffe To Police Icelandic Airspace

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 4:47 PM on Feb 29, 2012

  F-4F Phantom IIs from the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader (Fighter Squadron) 71 will police Icelandic airspace from Keflavik air base between March 5 and April 2.Luftwaffe photo&n... Read More >>

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  Post-Nimrod: Preserving the U.K.'s MPA Skills

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:13 AM on Feb 29, 2012

  The U.K. has dispatched 33 RAF aircrew overseas to help preserve their maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) skills in the wake of the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 fleet. As with its ... Read More >>

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  Army's Modernization Program Hits Some Bumps

  Posted by Paul McLeary 6:47 PM on Feb 28, 2012

  Just before the Army’s AUSA convention kicked off last week, the service issued a sources-sought notice for a single-channel, vehicle-mounted radio, marking the first time th... Read More >>

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  Electric Shot -- Navy Fires Prototype Railgun

  Posted by Graham Warwick 4:27 PM on Feb 28, 2012

  The U.S. Navy has begun firing the first of two prototype electromagnetic railgun launchers as it moves a step closer to deploying the long-range, high-speed weapon on its warships... Read More >>

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  2/28 Frago

  Posted by Sean Meade 4:24 PM on Feb 28, 2012

  + Over on Leading Edge: Surveillance Airship Takes Shape+ F-22 Raptor “smoking gun” not found+ The MQ-9 Reaper′s Cost and Performance+ USAF Looking to Silicon Val... Read More >>

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  Lost Lynx To Leave Libya

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 1:41 PM on Feb 28, 2012

  The Lynx helicopter lost by the Netherlands in Libya a year ago is on its way back home.Netherlands Ministry of Defense photoThe helicopter has been on the beach in Sirte since it ... Read More >>

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  French Harfang UAV Checks Out of Afghanistan

  Posted by Robert Wall 4:06 PM on Feb 27, 2012

  The French air force has ended its Heron unmanned aircraft operations in Afghanistan. The system — called Harfang in the French military inventory — logged more than 66... Read More >>

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  Big Army Programs Shifting From Procurement to Sustainment

  Posted by Paul McLeary 3:53 PM on Feb 27, 2012

  Over the next several years, more than a few big-ticket items in the Army’s annual budget will reach a significant milestone— transitioning from new-build production to... Read More >>

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  2/24 Frago

  Posted by Sean Meade 5:48 PM on Feb 24, 2012

  + Boeing's 'Hummingbird' Back In The Mix For New Marine Corps Drone+ AFA: Air Force may sell C-27Js, Block 30 Global Hawks+ French Drone Documents Stolen From Paris Train Station+ ... Read More >>

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  Chief of the Army Has Some Harsh Words for His Combat Trucks

  Posted by Paul McLeary 4:02 PM on Feb 24, 2012

  U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno brought some real talk to the AUSA convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this morning when discussing ground vehicles. Talking about the A... Read More >>

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