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Thales is unveiling its RAPIDFire mobile air defence gun system at Eurosatory12. RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI.
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II has arrived in Estonia for the first time as the Michigan Air National Guard brought their jets there for Saber Strike 2012.
National Guard photo by SSgt. Rachel Barton
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One of two PLAAF woman pilots will enter history books this month as the first woman astronaut from China when Shenzhou 9 lifts off. The two pilots identities are now revealed.
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The Pentagon says the scrap, rework and repair rate of the F-35 is currently at 16 percent, much higher than on other military aircraft programs at similar stages of production.
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A regiment of S-400 air defense systems has been delivered to Russia’s Eastern Military District.
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