Halo: Reach getting matchmaking in its campaign mode   Destructoid -- 22 August 2010 by Matthew Razak   Here's some good news for all of you out there who hated the fact that you couldn't just hop into a game of Halo 3's campaign through a matchmaking system. Halo: Reach will indeed have matchmaking for its single-player. This means that instead of only being able to charge through the campaign with your friends you can charge through it with anyone.   My plan? Find someone ridiculousl

SAAB Unveils Thai Air Defence Solutions   Air Force News — By Saab on August 19, 2010 at 1:49 am   At a ceremony at Saab’s factory in Linköping today, Saab unveiled the Thai integrated air defence system for its Thai customer. The ceremony was held to celebrate the contract between Sweden and Thailand.   Many prominent guests attended the event including Commander in Chief, ACM Itthaporn Subhawong from the Royal Thai Air force, Gunnar Holmgen, General Director for the Swedish Defence M

An image posted on the internet by a Chinese citizen allegedly shows a North Korean aircraft that went down in Liaoning Province, China Photo: EPA   Intelligence experts analyse 'North Korean fighter jet crash'   By Peter Foster, Beijing   Intelligence experts are analysing reports that a North Korean fighter jet crash-landed in northern-eastern China on Tuesday afternoon, leading to speculation of a failed defection attempt by the plane’s pilot.   Photographs of the crash site

F-35 Lightning II Electro-optical Targeting System (EOTS) Lockheed Martin Conducts First Flight of F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System on Cooperative Avionics Test Bed   ORLANDO, FL, August 16th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully conducted the first flight of the F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) platform. EOTS maturation on the CATBird is the final step prior to integration on the BF-4, the first mission system

Lockheed Martin Team Completes Major Component Design Reviews on Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Program   ORLANDO, FL, August 16th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [LMT: NYSE] and teammates Marvin Engineering and Aerojet have completed successful component and system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development (TD) program, further demonstrating the missile’s technological maturity level.   The Lockheed Martin-led JAGM team has completed PDRs o

Gulf weapons sales reach $60b.   By YAAKOV KATZ   The United States has approved a long list of arms sales to friendly Arab countries in the Persian Gulf aimed at countering Iran’s growing influence in the region.   The unprecedented sales could reach over $60 billion in pending deals with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.   The largest deal is the possible sale of 82 F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for $30 billion.   The deal has cause

The 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, an Ohio National Guard unit, will be the first unit to convert to C-27J Spartan operations. Image: United States AirForce   Ohio Guard unit is first to switch to C-27J   By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer   The Air Force’s adoption of the C-27J Spartan cargo plane reaches a milestone Saturday when the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, becomes the first unit to convert to C-27J operations.   The 179th, part of the Ohio National Guard, had f