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As part of Raytheon’s announcement that it had successfully tested a hot fire rocket motor for DARPA’s Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES), the company released a concept video showing the weapon destroying a swarm of anti-ship missiles fired from Chinese H-6K bomber, Type 052C destroyer and submarine.
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Turkey’s Hürjet advanced jet trainer project has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR).
Four aerospace companies have been invited by Canada to submit bids for 88 fighter aircraft. They are: Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Saab.
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A new ruling by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow military aircraft to turn off their automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) transponders.
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The U.S. Consulate in Curacao says a E-3 Sentry will be temporarily deployed to the island in the Caribbean for counter-narcotics mission.
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