First export win for SIMBAD-RC

MBDA’s naval air defense system, SIMBAD-RC, has secured its first export order from an undisclosed customer. The first prototypes are currently in the production process and initial deliveries will take place in 2015.

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USN to disband VAW-77

VAW-77, based at NAS JRB New Orleans, will be disbanded by the U.S. Navy next month. The unit is the U.S. Navy’s only fully dedicated counter-narcotics squadron.

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