An official from Turkey’s Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) held a secret meeting in France with Eurosam to discuss the firm’s participation in Turkey’s long-range air defense missile system contest.
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Poland accelerating purchase of 30 attack helicopters
Polish deputy defence minister Czeslaw Mroczek said Warsaw will bring forward the plan to buy 30 attack helicopters by two years.
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493rd Fighter Squadron in Bulgaria for exercise
The U.S. Air Force’s 493rd Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath, have deployed 12 F-15s to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria for an exericse till Sept. 1.
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UGVs to guard Russian ICBM sites by 2020
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Andreyev told journalists that unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) will guard intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites by 2020.
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SM-6 intercepts target over land
The SM-6 missile has proven its ability to intercept a subsonic, low altitude target over land during a test at White Sands Missile Range, Aug. 14.
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