AFSOC has requested funding to demo laser weapon on AC-130W

Flight Global reports that the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has requested funding in the FY 2018 defense budget for the modification of a AC-130W with a laser weapon.

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India’s Defense Ministry asking graft busters to investigate DRDO AEW&CS project

Following media reports that Embraer might have paid bribes in order to secure the contract to supply three business jets for the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) project, the Indian Ministry of Defense has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to initiate an investigation.

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