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A contract to manufacture AH-1Z attack helicopters for Pakistan has been awarded to Bell Helicopters. This initial contract is likely for 2 helicopters, with further contracts to cover 13 more aircraft to follow.
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A review of the KC-46 schedule has been initiated to see if Boeing is able to deliver the tanker in August of 2017, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said.
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Saudi Arabia has initiated a review of its budget and analysts believe the outcome could diminish Britain’s chance to sell 48 Eurofighters to the kingdom.
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Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has inaugurated the production line of the Nasr air-launched cruise missile (ALCM).
The Indian Air Force has put forward a plan to upgrade 17 of its Il76 transport aircraft, as well as the seven Il78 aerial tankers.
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