When asked whether his service is interested in Lockheed Martin’s SR-72, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh would not comment on it and added that he had not spoken to Lockheed officials about the hypersonic plane.
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BAE Systems, Dassault Aviation submit joint UCAV plan
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have submitted proposals to the British and French governments to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator together.
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Photo: LRASM 2nd test flight
The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) recently flew the second test flight and successfully hit a moving maritime target.
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Israel targeted upgraded S-125 air defense system in Syria during October raid
Israel destroyed a recently upgraded S-125 air defense system in Latakia, Syria during a raid on Oct. 30, the Israel Defense magazine revealed.
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Pentagon will no longer buy helicopters from Rosoboronexport
The Pentagon no longer will buy Russian helicopters, meant for Afghanistan, from Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
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