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After a four year interruption, the French Air Force is set to receive new additions to its fleet in the form of Dassault Aviation’s Rafale. On Dec. 29, 2022, the Mérignac plant of Dassault Aviation delivered the first of these aircraft, tail number B359, to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency).
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After a rigorous seven-step evaluation process, Canada has decided to buy 88 F-35As under its Future Fighter Capability Project, which was launched in 2017, the Minister of National Defence has announced.
The U.S. Army has recently awarded Boeing a contract to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force. This $426 million foreign military sale will allow Egypt to replace its current fleet of CH-47D aircraft with the modern F model, which boasts advanced multi-mission capabilities.
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Lockheed Martin has made significant progress in the development of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The company conducted a successful flight test of the JAGM Medium Range (JAGM-MR) on Nov. 16 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The missile flew for 16 kilometers, twice the range of the JAGM.
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