At the annual Air Force Association conference in Washington, Lockheed Martin unveil its proposed tactical reconnaissance aircraft to replace the U-2.
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Guided firing trials of Meteor for the Eurofighter completed
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 orders AGM-158 JASSM
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.
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Opposition lawmaker slams S. Korean government for failing to certify Taurus on F-15K
An opposition lawmaker in South Korea criticized the government for failing to certify that the Taurus cruise missile works on the F-15K before signing a $450 million contract in 2013 to buy the weapon.
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Egypt allowed to retain Russian equipment installed on Mistral carriers if Cairo buys the ships
A French official said that if Egypt was to take off the two Mistral carriers previously ordered by Russia, Moscow is willing to allow Cairo to keep the equipment it had installed on those ships.
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons