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Reuters was brief by five sources on a race by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to partner Japanese firms to develop a new radar for the proposed Aegis Ashore installations in Japan.
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Boeing has selected Viasat to equip the AV-8B Harrier with the KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminals (STT).
By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson; The original uploader was Looper5920 at English Wikipedia, 2007-04-07 (original upload date) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Speaking to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie said China’s current aircraft carrier crews are far less experience than their American counterparts.
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News outlets in India have been reporting that the Ministry of Defense is likely to approve the Army’s request to buy 11 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (AH64D Apache – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Armed Forces of Malta has taken delivery of its third King Air maritime patrol aircraft on May 22. Purchase of the aircraft was made possible with financial assistance from the European Union.
By Oren Rozen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons