Orbital ATK has received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for production of the AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor.
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14th Mk6 Chinook delivered to RAF
Boeing has delivered the 14th Mk6 Chinook to the Royal Air Force, this concludes Britain’s recent order and the delivery coincides with the 35th anniversary of Chinook operations for the U.K.
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A military payload launched by Soyuz rocket may have failed to deploy
Russia attempted to launch two military satellites into orbit on Dec. 5 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. One of the payloads onboard the Soyuz 2-1v rocket seems to have failed to deploy from the upper stage.
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Retired admirals and generals support keeping the JLENS radar
A group of retired admirals and generals who worked on missile defense portfolios during their careers have threw their support behind the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), Defense One reports. They argued that the radar is an important asset to track incoming cruise missiles.
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Boeing tried to buy over Westland Helicopters from Finmeccanica
The Sunday Times reported that Boeing made an unsolicited bid to buy over Westland Helicopters from Italian firm, Finmeccanica. The offer was rebuffed.
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