Category: Industry

India has told U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter that it wishes to purchase two intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft from Raytheon using the FMS process.

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The first AS365 N3+ search-and-rescue helicopter for the Lithuanian Air Force arrived at its home base on Jun. 2.

Photo: Lithuanian MoD
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Reuters says Vietnam is in talks with Eurofighter Consortium, Saab and Airbus for fighter aircraft and maritime patrol planes.

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