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After two failures, Russia has successfully flight test a new anti-satellite missile dubbed Nudol on Nov. 18, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
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British Members of Parliament vote 397 to 223 to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Syria. The vote came after more than 10 hours of debate.
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Aviastar-SP has handed over a Il-76MD-90A, #0105, to the Russia Air Force on Dec. 2. The hand over took place at Ulyanovsk.
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United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has completed flight testing of a second-generation Il-80 airborne command and control aircraft and will deliver it to the military by end of this month.
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The U.S. Army wants an open-architecture controller that can protect airborne, ground and maritime platforms from incoming threats. It found a solution from Lockheed Martin and the aerospace giant was given two contracts for continued development of the controller for the U.S. Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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