The Pentagon has offered to sell five new F-16 fighter jet engines and three Black Hawk helicopters to Thailand.
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Category: Army
Switchblade UAV to make combat debut in Afghanistan soon
The U.S. Army has shipped the Switchblade UAV to a unit in Regional Command East, Afghanistan. The soldiers there are still waiting for the green light to deploy the kamikaze drone though.
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Italian Army plans to use Aster for missile defense
The Italian Army wants to test its Aster SAMP/T interceptor for the missile defense role in France in March.
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First OH-58F prototype delivered to U.S. Army
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of the first of two OH-58F prototype. First flight is expected in April 2013.
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MDA successfully conducts largest, most complex missile defense flight test
The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force simultaneous engaged five ballistic missile and cruise missile targets on Oct. 25.
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