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Leonardo wants to fit BriteCloud on Eurofighter, F-15 and F-16

Posted on April 22, 2018April 21, 2018 by alert5

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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U.S. Army halts delivery of AH-64E over issue with nut

Posted on April 22, 2018April 21, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Army has halt the delivery of AH-64Es from Boeing since February because a strap pack nut on the main rotor is corroding in coastal environments.

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India pauses FGFA program

Posted on April 21, 2018 by alert5

India has decided to stop all work on the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia, Ajai Shukla reports.

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Lockheed Martin awarded $928 million for hypersonic conventional strike weapon

Posted on April 20, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force on Apr. 18 awarded a $928 million contract to Lockheed Martin for “the design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and aircraft integration support of” a hypersonic, conventional, air-launched, stand-off weapon.

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