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A press release from Edwards Air Force Base has revealed that Dutch F-35As will depart for Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands next week.
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The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Swedish: Försvarets materielverk, FMV) revealed on May 13 that it is in talks with the Botswana government to sell 8 Gripen C/D fighters to the African nation.
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Iran’s Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan said his country is not keen to buy the S400 air defense system when queried by a reporter.
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India test-fired its Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor on May 12 and the missile destroyed a modified Prithvi ballistic missile.
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The movie Top Gun was released on May 16 thirty years ago and Raytheon looks at how aerial combat has evolved over the years. Hit the source for the link to the article.
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