New to the data collection effort this year is the Global Hawk, a high-altitude, jet-powered unmanned surveillance drone about the size of a corporate jet. AP FILE   Government to use drones to study how hurricanes intensify By TONY WINTON Associated Press   The U.S. government is preparing to launch a study to solve one of the most vexing questions about hurricanes: Why do some storm systems rapidly intensify into destructive cyclones, while most remain weak?   Starting

Russian air force completing MiG-31BM modernization program   13/08/2010 RIA Novosti. Skrynnikov   The Russian air force is completing a modification program for its MiG-31 interceptor aircraft to the MiG-31BM standard, the force's commander Col.Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Friday.   "The air force is currently carrying out the vital task of deep modification of the MiG-31 aircraft to MiG-31BM standard. This task is being successfully carried out," he said.   The MiG-31BM is fitte

Indra’s Electronic Defense Systems for Italian U212 Submarines   By Indra on August 13, 2010   Indra will implement its electronic defence systems in two new U212 submarines to be acquired by the Italian Navy after signing an agreement with Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani.   The system will allow this traditional submarine, which is one of the most noiseless and hard to detect, to notice any active radar within a certain range. The analysis capacity of the system enables detectio

Logistics system release transforms combat support   By Air Force News Agency on August 13, 2010   WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio: A new age for Air Force logisticians began when a pilot version of the Expeditionary Combat Support System went live July 31 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.   The Expeditionary Combat Support System will transform business processes, alter management and control systems, and affect personnel roles and organizational structures across the entire logistics arena.

Persistent Wireless Broadband Communications Network for the Battlefield   By Lockheed Martin on August 13, 2010   Private Military Network Brings Secure Smartphone Technology to Warfighter   VALLEY FORGE, Pa.: Warfighters on the battlefield will have a persistent wireless broadband network available for tactical use with a new MONAX™ communications system from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] that combines the convenience of smartphone technology with the power and flexibility of a secure

IAF going in for massive upgrade of airfields, helipads   Rajat Pandit, TNN, Aug 13, 2010, 02.07am IST   NEW DELHI: From new Sukhoi-30MKI bases at Chabua (Assam), Halwara (Punjab) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to one for Tejas fighters in Sulur (Tamil Nadu), IAF is going in for a massive upgrade of its airfield and helipad infrastructure across the country.   This will not only bolster operational logistics and flexibility on both the eastern and western fronts with China and Pakistan,

Simulation Items from EAA Airventure 2010   By DWCAce   Two weeks ago I attended the annual EAA fly-in, Airventure, in Oshkosh, WI (KOSH). Being a first timer, I did my best to cover the sights 'n' sounds of this HUGE event. One that it includes is a major variety of vendors in the aviation (and not so aviation) industry. There were a few that have a hand in the simulation business, so I figured I'd see what they had.   Here's what I was able to try out:   Renegade Cloud Flyer Si