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Starting from 2022, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will be flying the F/A-18E during airshows. Boeing has received a $17 million contract to convert nine F/A-18Es and 2 F/A-18Fs into the Blue Angel configuration.
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract to supply its Barak-8 air defense missile system for the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar-6 corvettes.
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Iran on Aug. 13 unveiled a new anti-ship ballistic missile dubbed Fateh Mobin. The new weapon is based on the existing Fateh 110 missile.
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The MV-22 has shown that it can land aboard an aircraft carrier with 57,000 pounds of gross weight, this is greater than the 49,000 pounds limit of the C-2A.
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Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu told lawmakers that the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is looking at acquiring both manned and unmanned platforms for maritime surveillance duties.
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