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Turkey’s Anadolu Agency disclosed that the T-129 attack helicopter has started firing trials of the indigenous UMTAS anti-tank missile developed by Roketsan.
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Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet recently told reporters that the sailing branch is creating an upgunned Expeditionary Strike Group that will combine a traditional three-ship Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with a three ship guided-missile destroyer surface action group (SAG).
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The Indian Air Force’s Jaguar DARIN-III upgrade program has been given an initial operational clearance (IOC) on Nov. 23.
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Reports from Russia say the new Barguzin rail-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) complex has carried out its first pop-up test with success.
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A Russian newspaper said the loss of a MiG-29K off Syria was not due to technical difficulties on board the fighter. Instead, the cross deck pendants (CDP) on carrier Admiral Kuznetsov had snapped during the landing of a MiG-29K. The flight deck crew was unable to replace the arresting cables in time for the third jet to trap.
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