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The new long-range air defense system that Turkey wants to develop on its own may be carried out with help from China or France, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
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Raytheon conducted the first flight test of the Patriot Post-Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) upgrades and the system shot down two ballistic missile targets in a single test.
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Thales has unveiled its Spy’Ranger mini UAV at Milipol Paris 2015. The drone was designed with input from French aerospace SME, Aviation Design.
Italian Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti and her Dutch counterpart Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Brussels for Dutch pilots to receive flight training using the Italian Air Force’s M-346 on Nov. 17.
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In a regulatory filing with the stock exchange, Xi’an Aircraft International Corporation said chief designer Tang Changhong and chief engineer He Shengqiang have both tendered their job resignation letters on Nov. 16.
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