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Boeing has delivered six upgraded internal weapons bay launchers to the U.S. Air Force for installation on its B-52H fleet. The new enhancements allows the bomber to launch eight Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) at one time from the internal bay.
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Over a three-week period, a Raytheon-owned T-39 test aircraft equipped with a modified Tomahawk seeker was able to successfully engage moving targets on land and at sea.
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed an order with Saab for the RBS 70 BOLIDE surface-to-air missiles. The contract is worth approximately $12.4 million.
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A senior British military source told IHS Jane’s that Russia has been flying A-50 AEW&C surveillance flights over Syria since late December.
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In an interview with New York Times, Gen. Frank Gorenc, warned that Russia’s buildup of its air defense systems is increasingly threatening NATO’s access to certain air space in parts of Europe during a conflict.
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