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• drop 5 bombs in the same hole
• and build a cheap set that navigates
• and don’t you forget it!”
The first goal was motivated by a desire to reduce or eliminate the civilian casualties and collateral infrastructure damage inherent in armed conflict.
It didn’t take long for strategists to see beyond precise targeting to further ambitious uses for precise navigation. Prime among these was robotic resupply of the front lines. Any armed force is every bit as much a logistical enterprise as a fighting one.
Resupply of ships at sea; refueling combat aircraft in the air; reprovisioning advanced units in remote, difficult or conflicted terrain.
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20-Apr-2021 Source: QinetiQ
Providing test pilots and flight test engineers with cutting edge resources and the very latest learning tools has helped to keep ETPS at the forefront of flight test training for both military and civil customers for over 75 years. QinetiQ’s latest £multi-million investment in three new helicopters will further extend the fleet of aircraft available to ETPS and trials customers and give talented pilots, engineers and aircrew access to the most advanced and systems-rich helicopters of any test pilot school.
Due to achieve initial operating capability this summer (2021), the new aircraft comprise two Agusta A109S Grand helicopters and a Leonardo AW139 helicopter fitted with an integrated Electro-Optical and Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera turret and a modern, complex avionics suite. Every airframe in the QinetiQ fleet based at MOD Boscombe Down will also benefit from additional enhancements including comprehensive Flight Test Instrumentation suites.
DHAHRAN: The Rumah Al-Nasr, or Spears of Victory, military exercise at the Air Warfare Center at King Abdul Aziz Air Base in the Eastern Province concluded on Thursday, in the presence of Maj. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Several aviation drills were carried out during the exercise, in coordination with the Royal Saudi Land Forces, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces.
They revealed high levels of readiness in planning, preparation and implementation, and a major shift in methods of joint air, sea and land operations among branches of the armed forces, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The participants demonstrated high levels of quality in their capabilities, professionalism and efficiency in facing the challenges, the report added.