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H/T to Milaerospace. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $93.7 million contract modification on Apr. 8 to add a terrain following radar on the MC-130J.
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By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (MC-130 Hercules – RAF Mildenhall) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jordan has decided to amend its order for nine PC-9M turboprop trainers and switch to buying eight PC-21s instead. The information was revealed by Swiss newspaper Neue Luzerner Zeitung.
By Peter Gronemann (Flickr: Pilatus PC-21) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Bad resistors from a subcontractor forced Orbital ATK to halt the production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) for five-weeks.
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Photo: Orbital ATK
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The French National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information (IGN) has awarded the Thales-Airbus Defence and Space consortium a six-year contract to produce maps for the French military.
By National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A load crew competition at Mountain Home Air Force Base on Apr. 9 saw a team from the Republic of Singapore Air Force take on another team from the U.S. Air Force.
U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Chester Mientkiewicz
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