Lebanese newspaper Al-Jumhuriyah named Germany’s Siemens and Bockstiegel as the companies who supplied parts for the Hezbollah UAV that entered Israeli airspace.
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Day: October 19, 2012
Netherlands to buy 28 AIM-9X Block IIs
Netherlands has requested to buy 28 AIM-9X Block II missiles for its F-16s. The entire package is expected to cost $60 million.
Pentagon’s top weapon tester says Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile “not operationally effective”
The Pentagon’s director of operational testing told the U.S. Navy that the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile “is not operationally effective.”
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Afghan National Army Special Operations Forces to get 18 modified PC-12s
On Oct. 16, Sierra Nevada was awarded a $218 million contract to modify 18 PC-12s for the Afghan National Army Special Operations Forces.
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U.S. Navy to christen amphibious assault ship America
The U.S. Navy will christen the amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), Oct. 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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