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The U.S. Air Force has acquired the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets for its A-10s and F-16s operating in Afghanistan and Iraq under an urgent field requirement.
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An official from Irkut revealed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has ordered 150 Yak-152 basic trainers as the company unveiled the three aircraft under assembly at its plant in Irkutsk.
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The U.S. government has given Boeing a $667 million contract to supply 24 AH-64E attack helicopters to Qatar. Approval of the sale came through in 2014.
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Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik was in Islamabad to meet his Pakistani counterpart and both sides said they discuss about the potential sale of T129 attack helicopters to Pakistan.
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Aermacchi unveiled the first M346 advanced jet trainer for Poland at its plant in Venegono-Superiore on Jun. 6. The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato.
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