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Thales-Raytheon Systems has been given a $22 million FMS contract to supply the AN/MPQ-64F1 radar to Latvia. The completion date for the contact is Oct. 31, 2016.
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Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System has cleared the Critical Design Review (CDR) conducted by the U.S. Air Force. Construction of the world’s largest digital phased array radar has begun on Kwajalein Island, the company said.
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A team from Boeing was in New Delhi on Sept. 28 to sign two Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) contracts with the Indian government.
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Bill Sweetman has done a detailed analysis on the aerodynamic characteristics and potential uses of two high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft that appeared in China recently.
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Defence sources told Press Trust of India that negotiations for 36 Rafale fighter jets are likely to be wrapped up in another month.
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