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The U.S. Navy has placed an order worth $260 million for 196 Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles. This contract provides for the procurement of spare parts and support for the U.K. as well.
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The Danish taxpayer will have to fork out more for the acquisition of the F-35A and jet will never reach the number of flight hours per year envisaged by the Defense Ministry, Denmark’s national audit agency has found.
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Media reports from Russia say Ukraine’s Antonov and Russia’s Aviastar-SP are in close talks to resume cooperation on servicing the An-124.
By Antti Havukainen (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced in a brief statement that it had taken delivery of three more F-16s. This brings the number of aircraft delivered so far to 17.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Firings of the Brimstone precision strike missile from a Eurofighter by BAE Systems have been completed, clearing the path for the evaluation by the Royal Air Force.
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