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Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force (Acquisition), William LaPlante, told reporters that his service is “very close” to announcing the award of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B).
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Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has written to Canada PM-elect Trudeau, congratulating him of his win and offering the Rafale for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Photo: French Air Force
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Lockheed Martin handed over the first MH-60R helicopter for Denmark to the U.S. Navy at its facility Owego, New York on Oct. 22.
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F-35 program manager, Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, revealed that each F-35 sold will see an increase in its price by about $1 million if Canada withdraws from the program.
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The U.S. Air Force has given Lockheed Martin $176.1 million in contracts to produce the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and upgrade existing Sniper ATPs to the ATP-SE configuration.
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