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The U.S. Army has bought a batch of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from BAE Systems for use in Afghanistan and Iraq.
By Sgt. Jon Soles, MND-B PAO (United States Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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At the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting, Brig. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood revealed more information on upcoming tests of its Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) prototype.
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According to Sky News, Bahrain and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are in talks with Raytheon and other U.S. defense contractors to purchase the Israeli-made Iron Dome missile defense system.
By Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U.S. Army spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane’s that the first delivery of the AH-6i helicopter to Saudi Arabia will take place starting from June 2016.
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The Luftwaffe has again found issues with the way holes are drilled on the fuselage of the Eurofighter. This time, it has decided to halt deliveries of new jets.
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