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Military officials who had been briefed on the investigation into the AC-130 gunship attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan said the unfortunate event was caused by a combination of technical malfunctions, procedural failures and human errors.
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Fernando Alonso, head of the military aircraft division of Airbus Defence and Space, said in an interview that his company is keen to offer surveillance and reconnaissance upgrades to its A400M and A330 MRTT.
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Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani told reporters in Hawaii that Tokyo is considering the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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Two KAI FA-50PHs will be delivered to Clark Air Base, Philippines on Nov. 27. The jets will make a rest stop in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on Nov. 26.
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Photo: KAI
The B-52H bomber will be able to launch the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Weapon-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) cruise missile under a $9.1 million contract awarded to Lockheed Martin.
By Marco Jansen (Photograph by me) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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