Qatar has signed a contract to buy 24 Eurofighters. The agreement was signed by the Qatar and British governments in Doha on Dec. 10.
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UH-1Y and MH-60S support to Lilac Fire
UH-1Ys from HMLA-267 and MH-60Ss from HSC-3 and HSC-21 are providing aerial firefighting support to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to fight the Lilac Fire in Southern California.
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KC-390 undergoing cross-wind landing trials at Scottsbluff airport
An airport in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is playing host to the Embraer KC-390 as the medium-size, twin-engine military transport is there for cross-wind landing testing.
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U.N. says Yemen missiles fired at Saudi have “common origin”
A group of United Nations experts have examined the wreckage of missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi forces.
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BAE Systems given contract to modify Mk 38 Mod 2 with C-UAS capability
The U.S. Navy has given BAE Systems a sole source contract to add a counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capability to the Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun System (MGS).
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