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Antonov Aviation and Тaqnia Aeronautics from Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Dec. 17 for the supply of 30 An-178s to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Estonia has taken delivery of its first batch of Mistral M3 surface-to-air missiles on Dec. 17. Included in the same shipment were Milan anti-tank missiles.
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U.S. lawmakers choose to reduce the funding for the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) by $30 million, giving only $10.5 million to fund the program.
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) rolled out its T-50 T-X demonstrator at its plant in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang on Dec. 17. The unveiling ceremony was attended by President Park Geun-hye and several high-level officials.
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The Russian Strategic Missile Force now has a new combat control system that allow operators to instantly retarget their intercontinental ballistic missiles before launch.
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