The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an Industry Day on Feb. 28 to brief the industry on its Distributed Battle Management (DBM) program.
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FS Charles de Gaulle will have Mode 5 IFF
Thales will install its BlueGate IFF system on the French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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China’s MOD confirms production of L-15
China’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Hongdu L-15 advanced jet trainer has entered production.
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Airbus aims to have second A400M export this year
Speaking at the Singapore Airshow, Christian Scherer, head of marketing and sales at Airbus’ defense and space division, said his company hopes to secure a second export customer this year.
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Funding to shutdown F/A-18 line could be in fiscal 2016 budget
According to Reuters, the U.S. Navy could fund the shutdown of the F/A-18 production line in the fiscal 2016 budget.
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