Army pursues better protection equipment for helos
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Aircraft survivability equipment programs made by BAE Systems, namely the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures System (ATIRCMS) and the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) have been accelerated after an AH-64D Apache helicopter was downed with small arms and a missile near Baghdad. Lt. Gen. Richard Cody, the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations stated that redirected funds from the cancelled RAH-66 Comanche helicopter would be used for the same in an effort to reduce the risk to aviation crews supporting the infantry.
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Long-Range UAV marks first shipboard mission
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Boeing in association with the Insitu Group developed the ScanEagle, a small fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, which was successfully operated from a boat. Insitu, a small company that develops miniature unmanned aircraft in Bingen worked along with Boeing on ScanEagle for its expertise in systems integration, communications and payload technologies.
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T-50 trainer begins engine air start testing
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Korea Aerospace Industries with the assistance of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. are developing the T-50 for the Republic of Korea Air Force. This supersonic trainer is undergoing testing involving intentional inflight shutdowns of its only engine, followed by aerial restarts.
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