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The Trump administration has recommended Boeing senior vice president Patrick Shanahan to be deputy defense secretary.
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Ukraine is set to produce its own indigenous fighter and Jane’s reported that the jet will strongly resemble the MiG-29.
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Arie Egozi from Flight Global reports that Israel wants its new F-15s to carry more missiles and this could be the 2040 configuration that Boeing was touting last year.
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It was good news for the Boeing folks at Mesa, Arizona as the U.S. Army has awarded a five-year, $3.4 billion contract to the company for 244 remanufactured Apache E models and 24 new ones.
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The British government has placed another order for the AGM-114R1/R2 Hellfire II Semi-Active Laser (SAL) missile. This round it will be ordering 1,000 rounds for an estimated cost of around $150 million.
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