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Thales-Raytheon Systems has been given a $22 million FMS contract to supply the AN/MPQ-64F1 radar to Latvia. The completion date for the contact is Oct. 31, 2016.
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French TV channel TF1 has managed to film Russian warplanes that recently arrive in Latakia, Syria. The camera crew managed to capture an Antonov transport, Su-24 fighter bombers and Mi-24s at the airport.
Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System has cleared the Critical Design Review (CDR) conducted by the U.S. Air Force. Construction of the world’s largest digital phased array radar has begun on Kwajalein Island, the company said.
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The Royal Air Force has decided to stop organizing the RAF Waddington air show due to ‘increased security concerns.’
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An Iraqi defense ministry spokesman said Baghdad is willing to allow Russian reconnaissance aircraft to spy on ISIL while flying over its airspace.
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