It is very likely that Varyag will be renamed after one of China’s province when it enters service with the PLAN.
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Thailand orders Evolved SEASPARROW
Thailand has requested for the sale of nine Evolved SEASPARROW (ESSM) for an estimated cost of $18 million.
First F-35 airborne weapons separation test
F-35B test aircraft BF-3 has completed the first airborne weapons separation test for the JSF program. Flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin, BF-3 executed an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) separation weapon over water in an Atlantic test range .
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India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier delayed by three years
India’s Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has admitted that the first indigenous aircraft carrier will not be operational until 2017.
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Norway threatens to cancel NH90 order
With only one helicopter delivered and time running out, Norway has threatened to cancel its NH90 order and look for alternatives.
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