News of April 21, 2009
India 'to remain top buyer of Russian combat aircraft until 2015'
Posted at: Tue Apr 21st, 2009
MOSCOW, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - India will remain the main purchaser of Russian-made combat aircraft for the next 15 years under existing and prospective contracts, a respected Russian think tank has said. In its report, The Forecast for Combat Aircraft Deliveries to India, the ...
GA-ASI Successfully Executes First Flight of Predator C Avenger
Posted at: Tue Apr 21st, 2009Next Generation Aircraft in Predator UAS Series Produced on Company Funds to Speed Delivery of New Capabilities to War Fighter SAN DIEGO - 20 April 2009 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft syst...
Predator crashes in eastern Afghanistan
Posted at: Tue Apr 21st, 2009
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan April 21 in the early morning hours. The crash was not due to hostile fire.
Computer Spies Breach JSF Fighter-Jet Project
Posted at: Tue Apr 21st, 2009
According to current and former U.S. government officials, terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems of the $300 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project has been copied by computer spies.
