September 6, 2010

September 6, 2010

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Obituary

MIDDLE EAST

BRAVE NEW WORLD

By ALON BEN-DAVID

MIDDLE EAST

Show and Tell

By ALON BEN-DAVID,ROBERT

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MIDDLE EAST

BRAVE NEW WORLD

Israel gives unmanned aircraft unprecedented role in future force plans

By ALON BEN-DAVID

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MIDDLE EAST

Show and Tell

Iran boasts of far-reaching military equipment upgrades

By ALON BEN-DAVID,ROBERT

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FIGHTERS

6th-Gen on Horizon

Funding requested to begin work on a Japanese combat aircraft for the 2030s

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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FIGHTERS

Deal Delays

Swiss move may herald wider slowdown in fighter purchases

By ROBERT WALL

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FIGHTERS

Margin Matters

Pratt closes in on F135 service release test for Stovl JSF as thrust battle heats up

By GUY NORRIS

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DEFENSE

Limited Liability

USAF official says SDB II process is blueprint for KC-X procurement

By AMY BUTLER

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DEFENCE

Spinning Up

India asks for industry ideas to meet naval rotary unmanned aircraft need

By ASIA-PACIFIC STAFF

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SPACE

Slow Burn

USAF assess root cause of AEHF thruster failure

By AMY BUTLER

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SPACE

GPS IIF Fix Needed

WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO The first Boeing-built GPS IIF satellite in orbit will require software fixes to reduce degradation in the cross-links for its nuclear-detection payload, says Lt. Gen. Tom Sheridan, U.S. Air Force program executive officer for space.

By AMY BUTLER,MICHAEL MECHAM

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