Hawker Beechcraft has filed a suite against the U.S. government in a bid to get its AT-6 aircraft back into the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) competition.
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Month: December 2011
South Korea hopes to have its Patriots back soon
South Korean Ambassador to Helsinki told YLE that he hopes the Finnish authorities will release its shipment of Patriot missiles it purchased from Germany as soon as possible.
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U.S. government to pay family $17.8 million in F/A-18 crash
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the the government must pay $17.8 million to a family that lost four members when a Marine Corps F/A-18 crashed into their San Diego home in 2008.
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Poland orders more Naval Strike Missiles
Kongsberg has received a new order from Poland for more Naval Strike Missiles and an NSM-based Coastal Defence System for the Polish Navy.
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China confirms Varyag is underway, will develop indigenous arresting gear
China confirmed that Varyag is now out at sea for its third sea trial and a spokesman with the Ministry of National Defense also refuted media claims that Russia will not sell arresting gear to China.
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