The Royal Air Force intends to integrate the Leonardo BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) into service on its Eurofighter fleet.
By Selex ES [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Swiss government running deeper investigation into Pilatus’ maintenance deal with Saudi Arabia
The Swiss foreign affairs ministry has begun a deeper investigation into a Pilatus maintenance contract with Saudi Arabia as the deal may have broken the law.
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Jerry Hendrix: How the U.S. Air Force Lost Its Way
In this op-ed on The National Review, naval historian Jerry Hendrix says the U.S. Air Force has lost its way and forgot its core mission is long-range strike.
Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricard [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Mistral missile has anti-surface capability
MBDA has successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft) at the end of last year.
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