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Thales unveils new launcher for STARStreak and LMM
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 has offered Starstreak MANPADS to Singapore as replacement for RBS70
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
First KC-46 flight set for Sept. 25; F-16 will be first to refuel from it
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.
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Dutch air force chief says Future Vertical Lift not ambitious enough
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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