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The second aircraft carrier under construction in China will be larger than the country’s first carrier, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) national committee has said.
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Boeing has been shortlisted by the New Zealand Defence Force to upgrade the submarine detection capability on the P-3K2.
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Lockheed Martin told reporters that its next iteration of the electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) for the F-35 will be ready for testing on the company’s Sabreliner test aircraft this year.
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Raytheon has given out more information on the recent SM-6 flight test whereby the anti-air missile was used to engage a surface target. The target turns out to be decommissioned USS Reuben James (FFG 57).
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The U.S. Air Force has set up a webpage to gather names for the new B-21 Long Range Strike-Bomber. Unfortunately, only “members of the US Air Force active duty force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, and their dependents, members of the US Air Force Civil Service and US Air Force retirees” are allowed to participate.
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