Israel has been quietly working behind the scene to lobby Washington to deliver Apache attack helicopters to Egypt.
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Photos: Alenia Aermacchi roll-out of first Israeli M-346
Press statement from Alenia Aermacchi on the roll-out of the first Israeli M-346
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Iran building mockup of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
U.S. officials say Iran is building a mockup of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a shipyard near Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf.
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Bill Sweetman on IRST for air-to-air engagement
Bill Sweetman on approaches in the West to develop infrared search and track (IRST) systems for engaging beyond-visual-range stealthy targets.
Lockheed Martin to upgrade EW on Egyptian F-16s
Lockheed Martin was give a $6.9 million contract on Mar. 18 to install 20 advanced countermeasure electronics system-system integrity (ACES SI) retrofit kits, modify 24 radar warning receivers and procure three electronic warfare memory loader verifiers for Egypt’s 20 F-16C/D Block 52 aircraft.
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