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Iran shoots down US drone amid rising tensions
20 Jun 2019
While both US President Donald Trump and the Iranian government say they do not want war, the US military has sent forces, including aircraft carriers, B-52 bombers, and troops to the Middle East while Tehran has stepped up arms acquisition
Raytheon to merge United Technologies to form a $120 bn giant
10 Jun 2019
United Technologies provides primarily commercial plane makers with electronics, communications and other equipment, whereas Raytheon mainly supplies the US government with military aircraft and missile equipment
US Air Force running low on missiles to hit ISIS
07 Dec 2015
US Air Force pilots have fired off over 20,000 missiles and bombs since the campaign began 15 months ago, the USAF chief said, refuting Republican criticism that the Obama administration has been too timid in the fight against ISIS
Allied bombing in Kunduz kills 9 MSF staffers
03 Oct 2015
USAF’s disposal of 16 unused transport planes as scrap in Kabul raises questions
11 Oct 2014
The US Air Force has disposed off 16 unused transport planes valued at $ 486 million stationed at Kabul, for just 6 cents a pound. finds a new investigation
Chinese hackers steal sensitive US weapon system designs: report
28 May 2013
The list includes the advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy's Aegis ballistic missile defence systems, the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk helicopter and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
US, UAE sign missile-defence system deal
31 Dec 2011
Under the agreement, Lockheed Martin will undertake export-production of the highly sophisticated Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, or THAAD, weapon system for the first time
DARPA flunks hypersonic flight test
12 Aug 2011
The US Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) prestigious test of a hypersonic craft (HTV-2) failed after the test vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean early in its flight.
US to test 13,600 mph hypersonic vehicle
11 Aug 2011
The Pentagon is scheduled to test on Thursday a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds of up to 13,000mph, or 3.6 miles a second.
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