MBDA has been given £400M for the Weapon Development Phase of the SPEAR air to surface, precision strike missile.
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B-52H crashed at Andersen AFB
The U.S. Air Force has lost another B-52H bomber today when one from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron crashed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam at 8:30 a.m. local time.
Swiss Air Force to upgrade the fire control units and guns of its 35mm Oerlikon Skyguard
Rheinmetall has been given a contract to upgrade the fire control units and guns of the Swiss Air Force 35mm Oerlikon Skyguard air defense system.
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Saab unveils first Gripen E
Saab unveiled the first of three Gripen E prototype at its facility in Linköping on May 18. The ceremony was attended by Swedish Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff, Mats Helgesson; Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.
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AeroVironment Blackwing UAV to be deployed on USN SSN, SSGN
AeroVironment revealed at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition on May 16 that the U.S. Navy plans to deploy its Blackwing tube-launched unmanned aircraft system from its manned submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles. (Update to correct SSBN to SSGN)
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