Aviation News
The U.S. military has deployed a Patriot air defense missile unit in Lithuania for the first time on Jul. 10. The system is participating in Exercise Tobruk Legacy.
Photo: Lithuania Ministry of National Defense
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Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning is expected to depart Hong Kong after 1030 local time today.
The Trump administration has approved the sale of AN/AAR-57A(V)7 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to Netherlands and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Jul. 10.
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Russian Helicopters intends to fit the folding blade system on the land-base variant of the Ka-52 reconnaissance/attack helicopter as part of its upgrade.
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A press release by Lockheed Martin on Jul. 10 says the company had received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet.
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