Aviation News
The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for 74 Standard Missile-6 all up rounds and other associative equipment for $149 million.
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Northrop Grumman is bringing the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING pod to the next level by allowing any pod to be converted to OpenPod sensor system.
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Head of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command Gen. Herbert Carlisle said he is not keen on getting the EA-18G to meet the service’s electronic warfare needs.
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Speaking at a parade to mark the 57th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, its chief Gen. Roslan Saad said the MiG-29 fleet will not be retired at the end of the year and will be upgraded.
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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the U.S. Congress on a potential sale of 1000 GBU-31s and 600 GBU-12s to the United Arab Emirates.
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