BAE Systems has selected Lockheed Martin’s Mk 41 Vertical Launching System for the three Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates that it has been contracted to build for the Royal Navy.
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Iran turns the AIM-9 into anti-tank missile
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new anti-tank missile dubbed Azarakhsh and the missile is externally identical to the American AIM-9 dogfight missile.
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IAF chief refutes report on F-35 briefing
India’s Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, told The Indian Express that his service is not seeking to have a classified briefing on the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter.
By MSgt Donald Allen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing to convert USN Block II Super Hornets to a new Block III configuration
Boeing confirmed on Mar. 1 that it has been given a contract to the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours.
Graphic: Boeing
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Indonesia selects VERA-NG for its airbase in South China Sea
Jane’s reported that Indonesia has selected the Czech Republic’s VERA-NG passive radar that will be deployed at Ranai airbase in South China Sea.
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