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The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, said the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) is being designed such that when it comes to upgrading the airplane, anyone can compete for it.
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Raytheon has been given a $700-million contract to install new communications equipment inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
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The DSCA has notified the U.S. Congress of a potential sale of 356 AGM-114K/R3 Hellfire II missiles.
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General Electric (GE) is proposing its F414-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine for the Korean Fighter experimental (KF-X) program.
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The Obama administration has approved the sale of 15 AH-1Z helicopters and 1000 AGM-114R missiles to Pakistan.
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