An Armenian television company went to Charentsavan Machine Works and from the screen footage, it seems that Armenia is upgrading its Pechora (SA-3) air defense system.
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Category: Industry
Airbus selling its sensor business
Airbus Defense and Space is selling away its defense electronics division and Rheinmetall, Thales and Raytheon are expected to make a bid for the business.
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Image: Airbus Defence and Space
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Last legacy H-1 helicopter to undergo maintenance in Okinawa
The last legacy H-1 helicopter to undergo periodic maintenance at Fleet Readiness Center West Pacific (FRCWP) in Japan has been redelivered to HMLA-269 on Jul. 1.
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U.S. Navy photo
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Ground testing of the GAU-22/A on the F-35A begins
AF-2 has been busy at the Gun Harmonizing Range at Edwards Air Force Base testing the GAU-22/A 25mm canon on the ground.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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USAF buys two Thales Deployable ILS test units
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Thales Defense & Security Inc. with a $18.4 million contract for two Deployable Instrument Landing System (ILS) Production Representative test units.
By Fred the Oyster [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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