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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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Michael Elleman, a former consultant for the Pentagon, believes that the Soviet-era RD-250 liquid-fuel engine is the one being used by North Korea for its Hwasong-12 and 14 ballistic missiles.
The German military has started the withdrawal of troops stationed at Incirlik air base, Turkey. The process started on Jul. 9, German media reported.
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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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The U.S. intelligence agencies may rely on commercial space synthetic aperture radar in the near future to spy on North Korea for impending ballistic missile launches.
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Graphic: Capella Space
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