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The final French Navy Triomphant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) that requires modifications so that it can launch the M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is now at dock 8 of the naval base in Brest.
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After a slight delay due to heavy fog in Italy, the first two F-35s for the Israeli Air Force arrived home at Nevatim Air Base on Dec. 12.
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NH Industries is still talking to existing customers of the NH90 troop transport helicopter (TTH) about the possible launch of a dedicated special forces variant, Vincent Dubrule, president of the NHI consortium said.
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Zvezda, a television network run by the Russian Ministry of Defense, reported that the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber will be modernized in the next few years and the jet will be getting new armament and electronic warfare systems.
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