Iran has announced the start of construction on an air defense site in the Abadeh area. It would be the largest in that part of the country.
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Iran has announced the start of construction on an air defense site in the Abadeh area. It would be the largest in that part of the country.
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The CEO of Minsk Aircraft Repair Plant says Cuba is interested in buying his company’s Sterkh-BM UAV and set up a local production line.
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The U.S. Marine Corps is likely to start testing its MV-22 in Japan only after Sept. 9.
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A Swiss parliament committee has criticized the purchase of 22 Saab Gripen fighter jets but voted not to block the deal.
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A C-17 that was used by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, was damaged during a rocket attack at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Dempsey was elsewhere when the attack was carried out.
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