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Britain, France invest $2.18 billion for FCAS

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by alert5

The leaders of Britain and France have agreed to invest $2.18 billion in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.

Graphic: Dassault
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Indonesia evaluating China’s AF902 FCS/T35mm AA Gun/PL9C air defense system

Posted on March 4, 2016March 3, 2016 by alert5

A senior officer from Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense revealed that the TNI AU is currently evaluating Norinco AF902 FCS/T35mm AA Gun/PL9C Missile Integrated Air Defense System.

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MD Helicopters working on clean-sheet 6XX light attack helicopter

Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 by alert5

At Heli-Expo 2016, owner of MD Helicopters, Lynn Tilton, said the company is working on a clean-sheet light attack helicopter dubbed 6XX.

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Prototype that replaces JSTARS could be flying by 2021

Posted on March 3, 2016 by alert5

In a statement to Congress on Mar. 2, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the JSTARS replacement could be flying by 2021 and achieve initial operational capability in 2023.

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