Bristow Helicopters has won the race to take over search and rescue helicopter services from the RAF and Royal Navy in Britain.
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Day: March 27, 2013
Four UCLASS development contracts to be handed out
The U.S. Navy will give development contracts for the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) program to Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
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NATO will not protect Syrian rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles
NATO has rejected a request from a Syrian rebel leader to defend rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles.
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Malaysia not keen to lease Gripens
Malaysia’s Defense Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters during the first day of the LIMA exhibition that Kuala Lumpur is not interested in the lease of Saab Gripen fighters.
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Estonia takes delivery of Ground Master air defense radar
The first Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system supplied by ThalesRaytheonSystems for Estonia has entered service.
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