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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.
During a first-quarter earnings call on Apr. 26, Saab disclosed that it had secured an order to deliver a third GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
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Lockheed Martin has been given a contract to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M‑TADS/PNVS) system for Japan’s fleet of AH-64DJP Apaches.
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Bulgaria has decided that the Saab Gripen fighter is the best offer for its fighter competition, Defense Minister Stefan Yanev told reporters on Apr. 26.
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