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Berlin is close to deciding on procuring a new short-range air defense system, two sources told Reuters.
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Pakistan has carried out the first test of its Ababeel ballistic missile on Jan. 24. The military claimed that the Ababeel is multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) capable weapon, therefore able to carrying several nuclear warheads.
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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the U.S. Congress on a potential sale of 60 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 air-to-air missiles to Kuwait.
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Boeing said on Jan. 23 that it can only deliver the first KC-46A aerial tanker to the U.S. Air Force in ‘late 2017.’ The aerospace giant had previously postpone the delivery date from March to August.
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The U.S. Navy has been satisfied with the recent developments of the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and has decided that the new system to stop carrier-borne aircraft will be installed on board the next USS John F. Kennedy.
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