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At DSEI, Thales took the opportunity to unveil its Lightweight Multiple Launcher New Generation (LML NG) system that is capable of firing both the STARStreak and/or the Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM).
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Photo: Thales
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Thales Executive Vice President Alex Cresswell said he company has offered the Starstreak MANPADS to Singapore in a tender to replace the RBS70.
Photo: Graeme Main/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
The first functional version of the KC-46 (EMD-2) will make its maiden flight on Sept. 25, Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, executive officer for Air Force tanker programs, said.
Photo: Boeing
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Lt. Gen. Alexander Schnitger, head of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), has criticized the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program for not being ambitious enough.
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Boeing has unveiled an upgrade package for the company’s F-15C air superiority fighter that it hopes to keep the jet relevant till 2040.
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Graphic: Boeing
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