Iran has managed to overhaul and upgrade 10 Su-22 fighter-bombers, the country announced at a ceremony on Jul. 25.
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Iran has managed to overhaul and upgrade 10 Su-22 fighter-bombers, the country announced at a ceremony on Jul. 25.
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Head of the Philippine Navy, Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, told reporters that two AW159 naval helicopters will be delivered in March 2019.
Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on Jul. 23 that it has concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
Graphic: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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A latest assessment by Japan’s Ministry of Defense into the construction cost of two Aegis Ashore sites found that the price has ballooned to $5.3 billion
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Dan Gillian, Boeing’s program manager for the F/A-18 and EA-18G, told Economic Times that his company had done simulations of the Super Hornet taking off from a ski jump and the aircraft can be launched with a ‘significant’ payload.
By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of AmericaMass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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