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The SM-6 air defense missile interceptor has set a new distance record for an intercept during testing at the Point Mugu Test Range on Sept. 22.
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The first flight of the Yak-152 took place on Sept. 29 at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, United Aircraft Cooperation announced.
The probe by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation found that Embraer had paid $5.5 million to a middle man to swing the contract to the latter’s favor in the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) project.
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An executive from Thales told Jane’s at the Asian Defence and Security 2016 (ADAS 2016) exhibition in Manila that the French company sees “lots of potential” in selling its Starstreak MANPADS to Philippines.
Photo: Malaysian Armed Forces
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Whilst the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows are performing across Asia-Pacific in the next few months, the service’s Eurofighters will be in the same region around that time for exercises with various air forces. The last stop for the European fighter will be South Korea.
Graphic: Royal Air Force
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