Saudi Arabia is deploying combat planes to Turkey to fight ISIS [feedly]

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Saudi Arabia is deploying combat planes to Turkey to fight ISIS
// The Aviationist

Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft will launch air strikes against Daesh from Turkey. RSAF aircraft are being deployed to Incirlik airbase, Turkey, from where they will launch air strikes against ISIS, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğluy said on Feb. 13. Saudi Arabia has been part of the US-led coalition fighting Daesh since 2014; by moving […]
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Singapore Air Show 2016 - Preview

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Watch two high-speed drones race in a packed warehouse

Drone racing is this year's hottest sport, and one of the best videos yet has emerged showing two vehicles competing in a high-speed chase. The video, giving a drone's eye view of the race, shows the two racing through hoops and round obstacles inside and outside a packed warehouse. The two Impul...

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Robots will take over most jobs within 30 years, experts warn

The rise of robots could lead to unemployment rates greater than 50 per cent, according to Professor Moshe Vardi Robots will have taken over most jobs within 30 years leaving humanity facing its 'biggest challenge ever' to find meaning in life when work is no longer necessary, according to expert...

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Ryanair’s excuse for weather delay flies in the face of judge’s ruling

I am at loggerheads with Ryanair after our flight to Dublin was delayed by nearly five hours in October. We were told the delay was because the aircraft due to take us had arrived late from its previous destination. When I twice attempted to claim compensation I received two responses stating tha...

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EU criticises British arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Britain faces severe criticism from the European parliament over its continued arms trade with Saudi Arabia amid growing evidence of the Arab state's indiscriminate bombing of Yemen. A vote is scheduled for later this month on a resolution calling for an EU-wide arms embargo on sales to Saudi but...

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The WW2 flying wing decades ahead of its time

In the last months of World War Two, Nazi Germany tested an experimental fighter more spaceship than aircraft. Only now are we realising how inspired it was. BBC Future looks at the Horten Ho 229, one of aviation's most futuristic designs. In December, US aircraft maker Northrop Grumman unveiled ...

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DARPA's fully-loaded quadcopter autonomously navigates an indoor maze at 45 mph [feedly]

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DARPA's fully-loaded quadcopter autonomously navigates an indoor maze at 45 mph
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

DARPA recently flew a fully-laden quadcopter through an indoor obstacle course at 45 mph (32 km/h) as part of the agency's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program. The test flight was conducted entirely under autonomous control with the goal of developing small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with the ability to navigate through tight spaces without the need for outside control or GPS.

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Russian military reveals rocket launching, flame throwing tank killer drone

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Job cuts planned as Boeing hunkers down to compete with Airbus, consider new plane | The Seattle Times

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International F-35 customers pushing block-buy plan [feedly]

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International F-35 customers pushing block-buy plan
// Flight Global HEADLINES

International buyers of the Lockheed Martin F-35 are considering leading the US government in entering into a three-year block buy arrangement for planned orders between 2018 and 2020.
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Which came first, the drone or the PowerEgg? [feedly]

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Which came first, the drone or the PowerEgg?
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Conventional drones are often billed as portable, though they're also often a collection of rods, rotors, and other bits and pieces that are perfect for catching on things and getting tangled. To make taking drones into the backcountry a bit less onerous, Beijing-based Powervision Robot has taken the gubbins of a quadcopter and built them into a giant PowerEgg that folds up into one smooth package shaped like a cackleberry for transport.

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Boeing to Face SEC Probe of Dreamliner and 747 Accounting - Bloomberg Business

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-11/boeing-said-to-face-sec-probe-into-dreamliner-and-747-accounting

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A major milestone for “multi-tasking:” A350-1000 final assembly begins on time while production ramps up for the A350-900

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SpaceX to carry military payloads as US phases out Russian rocket engines

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_to_carry_military_payloads_as_US_phases_out_Russian_rocket_engines_999.html

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U.S. Air Force defers 45 F-35s from budget plan

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CRJ900 in Copenhagen accident was under engine test

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Boeing, U.S. Air Force Complete KC-46 Tanker Refueling Flight with F/A-18

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2016-02-12-Boeing-U-S-Air-Force-Complete-KC-46-Tanker-Refueling-Flight-with-F-A-18

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Japanese firms propose partnership with Boeing for new aircraft - La prensa

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Local worker effect on Lockheed purchase of Sikorsky not known - Dothan Eagle

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T-X pact with Boeing a winner, says Saab boss

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Lockheed proposes KAI T-50A for T-X over Skunk Works design

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Boeing plans new aircraft go-ahead decision by end-year

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Belgian F-16 replacement process to start by mid-year

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Northrop gets bomber funds in new budget, while Lockheed and General Dynamics see major programs scaled back - Washington Business Journal (blog)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2016/02/northrop-gets-bomber-funds-in-new-budget-while.html

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Air Force Official Removed for Not Disclosing a Northrop Link - Newsmax

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/air-force-official-removed/2016/02/11/id/713966/

The U.S. Air Force has reassigned its acting weapons buyer to other duties after he revealed that he failed to list "a Northrop Grumman retirement account held by his spouse" on his annual disclosure form, the service said in a statement.

The Air Force decision on Richard Lombardi came days before the Feb. 16 deadline for the Government Accountability Office to rule on whether to overturn the service's decision in October to award Northrop Grumman Corp. its new bomber, a program valued at as much as $80 billion. Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., which had a joint bid for the project, protested the award

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New Bomber Safe in Obama Administration's 2017 Budget - 24/7 Wall St.

http://247wallst.com/aerospace-defense/2016/02/11/new-bomber-safe-in-obama-administrations-2017-budget/

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Le motoriste Safran ouvrira une nouvelle usine au Mexique en 2017 - L'Usine Nouvelle

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Beechcraft To Provide T-6C Trainers To U.K.’s Ministry Of Defense

http://aviationweek.com/awin-only/beechcraft-provide-t-6c-trainers-uk-s-ministry-defense

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Solid-state hydrogen powers UAV flight - The Engineer

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Analysis: Syrian rebel video corroborates Iranian UAV strike claims - IHS Jane's 360

http://www.janes.com/article/57968/analysis-syrian-rebel-video-corroborates-iranian-uav-strike-claims

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