Thales has won a contract to upgrade the fire control system for the anti-air missiles deployed by France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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Category: Industry
Elbit to buy firefighting aircraft and operate a squadron for Israel Ministry of Defense
Elbit will buy six firefighting aircraft from Air Tractor and operate a firefighting squadron with eight aircraft previously procured by the company on behalf of the Israel Ministry of Defense.
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U.S. refused to compensate S. Korea over faulty SM-2 missile
A SM-2 missile fired by the South Korean Navy during Exercise RIMPAC in 2010 failed to hit its target.
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Israel asking U.S. to retain V-22 discounts
Tel Aviv has approached Washington asking to preserve the discount and loan package for the V-22 that expired on Dec. 10 last year.
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New weapons for new platforms
Aviation Week examines the future crop of new weapons that are expected to arm new platforms such as the F-35.
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