Beset by development problems with its new aerial tanker, Boeing will likely have to wait till April next year to get the “low-rate production” contract for the KC-46A.
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India’s 36 Rafales will have same configuration as agreed under MMRCA
India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar wrote in a reply to the upper house of Parliament that negotiations with Dassault for 36 Rafale fighters have started and the jets will be configured in the same manner as agreed under the earlier MMRCA project.
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U.S. pilot that lead the first Israeli Air Force ground attack dies at 94
A U.S.-born pilot who lead the first Israeli Air Force attack against an Egyptian armored column during the war in 1948 has passed away.
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CH-53 helps refuel USMC 1st Tank Battalion’s M1A1s
A CH-53 from HMH-465 carried out a rare tactical refueling exercise with M1A1 Abrams tanks from Company A, 1st Tank Battalion on Jul. 16.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd
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Czech to call global tender to arm Gripens for ground attack
The Czech Republic will soon launch a tender to arm its Gripen fighters with weapons for ground attack. The project is expected to be completed by 2018.
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