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One of the two crew members aboard a VPAF Su-30MK2V that crashed on Jun. 14 has been rescued by a fishing boat. Maj. Nguyen Huu Cuong was found at around 5 a.m. on the next day, the other pilot, Col. Tran Quang Khai, is still missing.
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Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov confirmed to RIA Novosti that Minsk intends to buy the Su-30SM fighter from Irkut.
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Turkish defense firm Roketsan has reached an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to integrate the former’s Cirit laser-guided rocket on the H135 and H145 helicopters.
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France is offering its Aster 30 to Sweden to meet the latter’s requirement for a new air defense missile system, a senior French official disclosed to Defense News.
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Information published on the U.S. Federal Business Opportunities website revealed that Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract with Boeing for the integration of the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile on the Saudi F-15SA.
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