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Airbus Helicopters in Japan issued a statement today stating that the company has decided to withdraw from the tender to supply a ship-based utility helicopter for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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By Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Rostec is formulating a plan to sell more military helicopters to Thailand in exchange for importing Thai commodities such as rubber, rice, food and fishery products.
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By Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand (6402Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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At the annual Air Force Association conference in Washington, Lockheed Martin unveil its proposed tactical reconnaissance aircraft to replace the U-2.
Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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All guided firing trials of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) on the Eurofighter have been carried out at the British Hebrides range.
By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Poland is the third international customer for AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) as Lockheed Martin has been awarded a FMS contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply the weapon for Polish F-16 fleet.
By U.S. Air Force photo (http://www.eglin.af.mil/; exact source; image) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons