Airbus Helicopters has handed over the 15th NH90 NFH to the French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), this is also the first of its kind to be delivered in the final radar configuration (FRC).
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UAE Patriot system defeats incoming SS-21 fired from Yemen
Brig. Gen. Murad Turaiq of the Yemeni army said a Patriot air defense system operated by UAE has defeated a OTR-21 Tochka (NATO: SS-21) on the night of Sept. 21.
By US Army employee (Missile Defense Agency, gallery]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Maiden flight of first Hawk Mk 165 for Saudi Arabia
The first BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 for the Royal Saudi Air Force has made its maiden flight on Sept. 16.
Photo: Michael Harling
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Chinese JH-7 performed “unsafe” maneuver in front U.S. RC-135
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters that on Sept. 15, a Chinese JH-7 fighter performed an “unsafe” maneuver in front of a U.S. RC-135 while both jets were above the Yellow Sea.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First F-35A for Norway rolled out
Lockheed Martin rolled out AM-1, the first F-35A for Norway, at its F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 22.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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