Portugal has decided against spending $36 million to upgrade its five C-130s under a Foreign Military Sales program.
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Germany plans to order six C-130Js
German newspaper Handelsblatt says Berlin plans to go on a shopping spree for new weapons and 18 contracts are to be approve by the budget and defense committees.
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Belarus has transferred four MiG-29s to Serbia
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with the Serbian Politika daily that the country has taken over four MiG-29s from Belarus.
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Leonardo wants to fit BriteCloud on Eurofighter, F-15 and F-16
Italian defense firm Leonardo is working on transforming its cylindrical BriteCloud missile decoy into a square format so that it can fit on the American ALE-47 chaff and flare dispenser.
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Lockheed Martin to offer hybrid of F-22 and F-35 to Japan
An anonymous source told Reuters that Lockheed Martin plans to offer a new fighter jet that “would combine the F-22 and F-35” to Japan for the latter’s new fighter competition.
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