Aviation News
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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The Philippines is looking at arming its two Hamilton-class cutters with anti-ship missiles, a Department of National Defense said.
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Taiwan will upgrade the firepower of its Lafayette-class and Knox-class frigates by installing the Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile on them.
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The Pentagon said lithium-ion batteries used on the F-35 are safe as they were made by different manufacturers than those used on the 787, and the jet’s battery systems had been rigorously tested.
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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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