Las figuras de la Aviación Española en la Guerra Civil

http://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/index.php/noticias/46-cultura/593-las-figuras-de-la-aviacion-espanola-en-la-guerra-civil

La Universidad Politécnica de Madrid acoge un Ciclo de Conferencias
sobre las Grandes Figuras de la Aviación Española en la Guerra Civil
para los alumnos de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros
Aeronáuticos y de la Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica
Aeronáutica.

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Northrop Grumman threatens boycott of air tanker competition over selection process

http://blog.al.com/live/2009/10/northrop_grumman_threatens_boy.html

 

Northrop Grumman Corp. on Wednesday suggested it could file a lawsuit or even withdraw from the U.S. Air Force tanker contest because of its concerns over the fairness of the competition.

"We have been very clear that this is an issue of fundamental fairness," Northrop spokesman Randy Belote told reporters at a news conference in Washington, D.C.

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Korea Aerospace Reveals Combat UAV Studies

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/KUCAV102609.xml&headline=Korea%20Aerospace%20Reveals%20Combat%20UAV%20Studies

 

KAI's concept, called K-UCAV, would conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, including suppression of enemy air defenses. The stealthy airplane would also operate as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft with an "excellent sensor system," the company says.

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The F-22 Overwhelms

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20091029.aspx

 

October 29, 2009: U.S. Air Force pilots and maintainers report that the maintenance needs of the F-22 are so complex that many problems cannot be fixed by squadron technical personnel. Specialists have to be brought in, keeping F-22s deadlined (not available for combat). All this is a big disappointment to the air force, and F-22 users

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Austria acoge un congreso sobre aplicaciones civiles de UAVs

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4ae944a88c69f&viewTemplate=1

 

El congreso repasará actividades en curso relacionadas con los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV), las competencias que sobre ellos que existen en Europa y el cumplimiento de los retos en la certificación e integración de UAV en el espacio aéreo civil.

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Raytheon to offer AESA radar for Seoul's F/A-50 fighter

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/29/334087/raytheon-to-offer-aesa-radar-for-seouls-fa-50-fighter.html

 

The Raytheon advanced combat radar (RACR) primarily targets the Lockheed Martin F-16 retrofit market. But company officials say that the F/A-50, which is based on the KAI/Lockheed T-50 advanced jet trainer derived from the US company's F-16, could also use the AESA radar to meet South Korean requirements.

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