The U.S. Air Force has ordered another AC-208 Combat Caravan for the Lebanese air force.
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Day: January 20, 2012
Russian Helicopters gets funding for UAV development
Russian Helicopters has received $160 million from the government to develop three types of rotary unmanned aerial vehicles.
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U.S. Navy to pick single contractor for Next Generation Jammer’s technology development phase
The U.S. Navy has decided to pick one and not two contractors for the technology development phase of the Next Generation Jammer program. The move is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Hezbollah has SA-8
The Israeli Defense Force has assumed that the Hezbollah has obtained SA-8 surface- to-air missile system from Syria.
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Italian AW101 AEW&C to enter service in March
Italian AgustaWestland AW101 airborne early warning and control helicopters will start operational duties in March following completion of radar development work by SELEX Galileo.
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