India’s attempt to launch its first home-build aircraft carrier this year was delayed because of delays in supply of equipment, its Navy chief said.
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Month: December 2010
LM fixes THAAD optical block switch
Lockheed Martin has fixed the optical block switch in the THAAD interceptor, paving the way for production to be continued.
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India offered attack helicopters to Afghanistan
India was prepared to offer light attack helicopters to the Afghan government months after its embassy in Kabul was targeted by suicide bombers.
Dutch parliament told F-35 price increased by 20%
In his letter to the Dutch parliament, defense minister Hans Hillen wrote that the true cost of buying 85 F-35s is now €7.6 billion, twenty-percent more than the original estimate of €6.2 billion.
Britain, U.S. argued over U-2 flights
Britain was unhappy with the United States over the latter’s use of its airbase in Cyprus for U-2 overflights into Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon.
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