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Thales and Safran’s Sagem are the only two companies left in the competition to supply the French military with a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Saab has signed a Teaming Agreement with Poland’s Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. (WZL No.2) to offer Saab’s Electronic Warfare self-protection systems for the Polish MiG-29 fleet.
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It is reported that Pakistan has managed to repair one of its Saab 2000 Erieye AEW aircraft that was damaged during a terrorist attack.
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A news report from Indonesia said fighter jets from Singapore have been violating Indonesia airspace north of Bintan island.
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The U.S. Air Force concluded that a civilian employee working under the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron had spatial disorientation and crashed his F-16 into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 6, 2014. The pilot was killed in the crash.
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