The Boeing Airborne Laser platform will finally be mothballed and the Pentagon will replace it with a new generation of lasers that could operate on unmanned aerial vehicles at very high altitudes.
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Category: Air Force
Germany says confiscated Patriots were legal shipment
A German military official said Thursday that a shipment of 69 Patriot missiles there were seized in Finland was a legitimate delivery from Germany to South Korea.
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Aquino promised to buy 2 C-130s for PAF
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino has promised that his administration will buy two C-130s for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) next year.
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MMRCA decision within fortnight
India’s big fighter competition could be decided this fortnight, Ajai Shukla reports from New Delhi.
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YouTube: Russia tests missile defense interceptor
Russia tested a missile defense interceptor from a firing range in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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