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Leonardo chief executive Alessandro Profumo has disclosed that the company has sold six M-346FA light attack aircraft to a major “international customer.” The deal was signed last month.
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News report from India says Thailand is keen on buying the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for its Navy.
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Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has started deploying its P-1 maritime patrol aircraft at Kanoya.
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A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 went supersonic during a scramble on Jul. 29 at around 2:50pm local time. The sonic boom was heard in the city of Lausanne.
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The Pentagon announced on Jul. 29 that it will be giving $167 million to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC to convert 263 AGM-88B anti-radiation missiles into 260 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds and 3 Captive Air Training missiles.
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