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Airbus says it has been invited by the German Ministry of Defense to conduct a study on a replacement for the Tornado fighter-bomber.
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In order for helicopters to receive fuel from the A400M safely, Airbus has decided to switch from a 24m hose to one that is 37 meters long.
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South Korea’s AH-1S attack helicopters joined up with AH-64s from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division in a live-firing exercise on Jun. 23.
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) lost contact with one of its Fuji VTOL unmanned aerial vehcile off the coast of Fukui province at around 10:15 local time on Jun. 21.
As part of its operational testing, a MQ-4C Triton successfully transmitted full motion video to a P-8A via the Common Data Link (CDL) on Jun. 2.
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