In a preview of the 2017 defense budget during a breakfast event at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed that the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is working on developing an arsenal plane that an older generation flying platform into a flying launch pad for a range of conventional payloads.
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Russian Helicopters has delivered all 151 Mi-17V-5s to India
Russian Helicopters has delivered all 151 Mi-17V-5 helicopters ordered by India.
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Kuwait’s Eurofighter deal got delayed due to “procedural” reasons
Kuwait was supposed to sign the contract for 28 Eurofighters on Jan. 31. It was postponed for “procedural” reasons, Defense News reports.
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Rheinmetall receives order to upgrade Skyguard system for unidentified customer
An unidentified nation has given Rheinmetall a €390 million contract to upgrade the search and tracking radars of its Skyguard system.
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Navy to request for 16 Super Hornets
The U.S. Navy will request to buy 2 Super Hornets for fiscal 2017 budget and 14 more aircraft in fiscal 2018, Reuters reported.
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