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Boeing to produce 51 Harpoons for Brazil, Egypt and South Korea

Posted on December 23, 2016 by alert5

The Pentagon announced under contract announcement Release No: CR-244-16 that Boeing has been awarded $207 million to produce 51 Lot 90 Harpoon weapon systems for Brazil, Egypt and South Korea.

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Russia says 10 out of 162 weapons tested in Syria had flaws

Posted on December 23, 2016 by alert5

At a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu disclosed that 162 new and upgraded weapons were tested in Russia’s military campaign in Syria and 10 of these had flaws that were not revealed during trials.

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U.S. Navy setting up CMV-22B detachment at MCAS New River

Posted on December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is in the process of setting up Medium Tilt-Rotor Training Detachment 204 at MCAS New River.

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Pakistan getting 4 Mi-35Ms next year

Posted on December 23, 2016December 22, 2016 by alert5

Pakistan’s Minister for defense production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, disclosed that four Mi-35M attack helicopters will be delivered to the Pakistan Army next year.

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