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The Pentagon has awarded Boeing with a $23 million contract modification for testing of the high-altitude antisubmarine warfare weapons capability on the P-8A.
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AL-1, the first F-35 assembled in Italy, has made its first flight from the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on Sept. 7.
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A European country has given Elbit Systems around $78 million to supply an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)-based intelligence solution.
By Gerald L. Nino [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Australia has selected the PC-21 for its Project AIR 5428 Pilot Training System. The Lockheed Martin-led industry team will deliver 49 aircraft, with RAAF Base East Sale to become home to 22 of the new aircraft.
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