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Russian Helicopters gets contract to develop high-speed combat helicopter concept

Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 by alert5

At Army-2017, the Russian Ministry of Defense gave Russian Helicopters a contract for the “formation of the concept of a high-speed combat helicopter.”

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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon shortlisted for AGM-86B replacement competition

Posted on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 by alert5

The Pentagon announced under Release No: CR-163-17 that both Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been selected “for the Long Range Standoff weapon’s technology maturation and risk reduction acquisition phase.”

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Nigeria looking at Yak-130

Posted on August 25, 2017 by alert5

Nigeria’s Defense Minister Mansur Dan-Ali told Sputnik that he has taken a close look at the Yak-130 during his visit to Russia and will be “thinking how to go about it.”

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