The British government is looking at a staggering bill of £1.8 billion to convert HMS Prince of Wales with catapults and arrestor gears.
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Day: March 14, 2012
India to launch indigenous synthetic aperture radar spy satellite
India plans to put its first home-built synthetic aperture radar spy satellite, Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), into orbit next month.
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Another poll says Americans against Israeli strike on Iran
According to a new University of Maryland poll, most Americans are against an Israeli strike on Iran and that Tehran can rebuild the nuclear program in five years after an attack.
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Canada does not rule out canceling F-35 purchase
Canada’s associate defense minister, Julian Fantino, said Tuesday his government does not rule out backing out of the F-35 program.
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Turkish Stars F-5 crashed, pilot killed
An F-5 belonging to Turkish Air Force aerobatics team, Türk Yıldızları, crashed in the central Anatolian province of Konya on Tuesday. Reports say the pilot was killed.
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