Sweden has deployed a RBS 23 medium range air defense missile system to Gotland.
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Sonex offers two-seat variant of its jet trainer
Sonex Aircraft has announced that the company will produce a side-by-side seating variant of its JSX-2 jet trainer.
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Qatar to be first operator of AMRAAM-ER
Qatar has elected to buy the Raytheon National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) under a $2.2 billion deal and the air defense missile system will be armed with the new AMRAAM-ER missile.
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Former USMC CH-53 door gunner receives Pat Tillman Award for Service
UAE’s optical spy satellite lost after launch failure of Vega rocket
The UAE’s first spy satellite, the Falcon Eye-1, was lost during launch on Jul. 10 when the Vega rocket carrying it into space failed to reach orbit.
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