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First JHSV To Be Delivered To Army In 2012 The future U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) Spearhead is expected to be delivered to the Army's 7th Sustainment Brigade in 2012. The second ship of the Joint High Speed Vessel program, the future USNS Vigilant, will be delivered to the Navy the following year...

Defence firm launches iPhone for missile training The Patriot anti-missile system now has its own iPhone app, developed by US defence firm Raytheon. Patriot Crew Drill is a multiple-choice game, designed as a refresher tool for missile troops. The game, which will not be available on...

US military curbs 'reduce' Afghan attacks in some areas Attempts to reduce civilian casualties caused by US-led forces in Afghanistan have led to a decline in insurgent attacks in some areas, a report says. The document by America's National Bureau for Economic Research analysed incidents...

US to send National Guard to Mexican border in August US National Guard troops will begin deploying along the US-Mexico border from 1 August, officials say The 1,200 troops, ordered to the border by President Barack Obama, form part of efforts to tackle illegal immigration and...

Northrop joins race for next SIGINT aircraft fleet for US Army Northrop Grumman has formally entered the race to win a US Army contract to deliver a new fleet of signals intelligence aircraft. The announcement adds the company to a growing list of declared rivals - including Boeing and L-3...

BAE to ramp up work on JSF production As the USA's sole Level One partner on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the UK has a pivotal role in the Pentagon's largest ever procurement effort as a customer and as an industrial participant. Thanks to its status as one of Lockheed Martin's production...

US Senators raise alarms over more C-17 add-ons Two US Senators are concerned that fellow legislators on the appropriations committee are likely to add funding to buy more Boeing C-17s, despite strong opposition from the Obama administration. Arizona Senator John McCain and Delaware Senator...

do u think that it can land on aircraft carriers...??

every time a new tech arrives in the market it takes time to absorb... my real worry is the cost...V-22 is one of the most costliest aircraft in the world wonder what cost the US military will be buying it for....

Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor The Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor (QTR) is a proposed four-rotor derivative of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor being developed jointly by Bell Helicopter and Boeing. The concept is a contender in the U.S. Army's Joint Heavy Lift program. It would have a cargo capacity...

RQ-170 Sentinel "Beast of Kandahar" The RQ-170 Sentinel is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Lockheed Martin and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It has been deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Beast of Kandahar, an aircraft, which was...

'We are in war to win in Afghanistan' KABUL: General David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, telling Nato and Afghan officials 'we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the direction of the...

Generally Speaking: Rules of engagement in US politics Recalled from the Far East war theatre in 1951 for criticising the Truman Administration,General Douglas MacArthur was pensioned off after a farewell address to the US Congress.He concluded a rousing speech,interrupted by fifty ovations,by...

Boeing moves towards mother ships for UAVs Boeing is working on a program to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with manned aircraft, to enable the latter to control and direct them in the air and increase the scope of ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) sensory inputs...

Finmeccanica Receives Order Worth $319 Million for Eight More C-27Js for the U.S. Air The US Administration is budgeting for eight more aircraft in 2011 Finmeccanica, through Alenia North America (a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica), received an additional order for eight C-27J JCAs (Joint...