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Tranzas and Sokol will be developing an armed drone for the Russian military. Sokol will be in charge of designing the five-ton aircraft while Tranzas will develop the electronics.
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The 4,500th F-16 will be delivered to Morocco by Lockheed Martin on Apr. 3.
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The Chilean Air Force needs to replace its aging F-5s by 2015 and aircraft manufacturers from Europe and U.S. are preparing for a contest.
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Thales delivered the first series-produced RBE2 AESA radar to Dassault Aviation last month and Rafale C137 will be the first to have it installed.
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Raytheon has just completed production of the 1,000th GBU-58 250-pound Paveway laser-guided bomb.
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