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Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Sean Stackley, told lawmakers that the next-generation Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is having some issues launching F/A-18s that are loaded with fuel tanks.
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Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Deputy Director Anatoliy Punchuk told Sputnik that Nigeria has taken delivery of two Su-30 fighters this year.
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A AH-64 attack helicopter recently went airborne carrying a high energy laser system from Raytheon at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The rotorcraft was able to use the laser system to engage and fire on several targets including a tank.
La Tribune reports that Argentina is in talks with France to buy six second-hand Super Étendard carrier-borne fighters.
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Taiwan will attempt to fire a Hellfire-class missile from its medium-altitude long-endurance UAV (MALE UAV) next year.