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Speaking to BFM TV, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the deal to sell 36 Rafales to India is not finalized yet, contrary to reports coming out from India.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the current Foreign Military Sale (FMS) procedure “is long torturous process” and “very frustrating process for all parties involved.”
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The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida has given Raytheon a $85.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Griffin A and B Block II/III missiles.
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A Deputy General Director of Ilyushin says his company will deliver two more Il-38Ns to the Russian Navy in November this year.
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F/A-18Ds assigned to VMFA (AW)-224 traveled to Chitose Air Base, Japan for dissimilar air combat training (DACT) with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js on Jan. 12.
Photo By: Cpl. Jessica Quezada
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