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The Spanish Air Force clarified that the three-person crew on a AS 332 search-and-rescue helicopter are still missing despite an earlier report saying they were rescued.
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Northrop Grumman has been given a $53 million contract for the Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) program.
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The U.S. Navy has dispatched USS Lassen to challenge the 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly Islands. The ship would likely be accompanied by a P-8A.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate2nd Class Inez Lawson (http://www.navy.mil; exact Source) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army Green Berets requested an air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Oct. 3 as they believed it was under Taliban control.
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Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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Boeing has been awarded a $898 million contract for 15 EA-18Gs while Lockheed Martin is to buy long lead items for 28 C-130Js in a contract worth $260 million.
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