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India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Apr. 13 that future purchases of Rafale fighters will also be through government-to-government negotiations.
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KONGSBERG has signed a contract to upgrade Norway’s NASAMS air defense system with new communications equipment.
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South Korea has started the process of acquiring an aerial tanker fleet with the bidding opened for submission from today till end of the month.
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By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS™) laser-guided rocket hit 100 percent success during testing on the Australian Tiger attack helicopter.
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The new AIM-9X Block II dogfight missile has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) on Mar. 31.
By Camera Operator: TSgt. Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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