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Russia is in the midst of setting up a new bomber division in its Far East bases and these Tu-95MS bombers will conduct air patrols as far as Hawaii.
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Writing for El Pais, Miguel González argued that the Spanish Air Force now lacks a credible Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) capability after the retirement of its Boeing 707.
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At Japan Aerospace exhibition, Kawasaki Heavy Industries told Flight Global that the company will deliver the second C-2 transport plane to Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) in 2017.
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Swedish defense company Saab continues to sweeten its offer to sell its Gripen fighter to India. A company official told visiting Indian journalists that it will share its Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar with Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology to India if the Gripen is selected.
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