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According to this story on Bloomberg, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky will offer a mix fleet of MH-60R and S model helicopters to the Indian Navy.
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Britain has ordered five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems from Raytheon.
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DARPA has invited the industry to an 18-month evaluation on how to achieve air superiority once the F-22 and F-35 are retired.
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An F-35A has completed the JSF’s first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 from its internal weapons bay. AF-1 jettisoned the instrumented AIM-120 over the China Lake test range on Oct. 19.
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Raytheon has been awarded a $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide the MK 54 lightweight torpedo to the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy.
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