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In a recent contract notification on Jun. 20, the Pentagon said it has awarded $28 million to Raytheon to ensure that the firm’s AIM-120 AMRAAM can be integrated onto various Air Force and Navy aircraft platforms.
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Reuters has reported that the decision to select a new helicopter to replace the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Super Puma fleet has been delayed.
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United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) subsidiary – Aviastar-SP – has been looking at various alternatives to replace the An-124 cargo plane.
By Antti Havukainen (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Republic of China Navy was invited to a media event for the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Expo 2016 on Jun. 20 and the senior leadership laid out their long-term shipbuilding plans. One of the concepts being proposed is a Aegis guided missile destoryer (DDG) to replace the Kidd-class.
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Taiwan’s Deputy Defense Minister Pai Hunghui told brief legislators that the Republic of China Navy will initiate a tender this year to build an amphibious assault ship that comes with a straight deck for helicopter operations. on the Republic of China Navy’s ship building plans for the long-term on Jun. 20. He was questioned by lawmakers in the morning after the local media reported in advance the previous day on what the Navy plans to reveal at a press event later that afternoon.
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