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The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 conducted a close air support (CAS) exercise with Romanian joint terminal air controllers (JTACs) from May 3-5.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Mickler [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Aerospace Forces has approved the project to turn the Tu-214 airliner into an airborne early warning (AEW) platform.
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Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
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According to Breaking Defense, Israel has wanted to bid for Switzerland’s air defense missile system tender with its David’s Sling system. However, Washington pressured Israel to keep the system out of the competition.
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United States Missile Defense Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Raytheon says it has secured a $47.59 million Other Transaction Authority agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to supply the Naval Strike Missile to the service.
Exercise Formidable Shield 2019 is taking place at the Hebrides training range, in the Western Isles of Scotland.
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