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Chief of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, told the Tasnim News Agency that there are plans to clone the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS).
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Skunk Works has a clean-sheet design for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer program on standby in case the KAI T-50 does not meet the requirements for the program, which are expected to be released shortly.
“Lead In Fighter Trainer TA-50 in KAI” by Photo by KAI (2011) – https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreaaero/12201229725. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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BBC Newsnight reports that Augusta Westland is lobbying to stop the British government from buying the AH-64E attack helicopter from Boeing.
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Kaman Aerospace Industries officially handed over the first three of eight SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters (NZ3611/ NZ3612 / NZ3613) to No. 6 Squadron at RNZAF Base Auckland today.
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Almaz-Antei Air Defense Concern has delivered three batteries of the new S-300V4 air defense system to Russia’s Air Defense Forces.
“9A83ME TEL – Antey-2500 SAM 02” by Vitaly V. Kuzmin – http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/384. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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