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France’s special forces, the 4ème Régiment d’Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales, will begin operating the NH90 earlier than planned.
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A draft contract to sell four Mi-35M attack helicopters to Pakistan are in the hands of Pakistani officials, according to Rosoboronexport.
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The Russian Defense Ministry’s Northern Fleet press service says its Arctic coastal forces has started to operate Takhion and Eleron-3 drones over its Arctic region for monitoring purposes.
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As the U.S. Army retires the OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter, a number of them are expected to be put up as Excess Defense Article (EDA). Bell is concerned that this will affect its sale of new aircraft.
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France plans to have a new anti-tank missile to replace the AGM-114 Hellfire after 2020. The project, known as FAST-M, could be launched as early as this year.
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