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The first series production KC-390 cargo plane has made its maiden flight on Oct. 9. Embraer says civil certification by Brazilian aviation authority ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) is expected soon.
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An engineer working with BrahMos Aerospace has been arrested for leaking secrets to Pakistan.
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The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) hosted a SALT (Surface-to-Air Launch Trial) and during the demonstration, a Leonardo-Thales system successfully defeated a Infra-Red (IR) missile.
Lockheed Martin will be transitioning the the AN/TPQ-53 to Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology during the full-rate production phase.
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The U.S. Army has given Raytheon a $21 million contract to develop a new propulsion system for the BGM-71 TOW (“Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided”) anti-tank missile.
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