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Two years ago, Georgia placed an order for air defense radars and a VL MICA short-range surface-to-air missile system battery with France, till now, the package is yet to be delivered.
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Some Japanese defense officials are worried that the high maintenance costs for U.S.-made military aircraft are going to hurt the country’s security capabilities.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of four Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand on Apr. 27.
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Raytheon says its Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) is just one step away from full operational capability after completing a series of complex testing with the U.S. Navy.
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The Eurofighter has successfully completed a simultaneous firing of two MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles. Eurofighter GmbH says the firing completes the development testing activity of the weapon on the platform.