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Dassault can double production output of Rafale if it signs 3rd contract

Posted on May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 by alert5

Dassault’s CEO Eric Trappier told reporters his company can double the production output of the Rafale fighter if a third export order is secured.

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U.S. judge clears USAF to re-evaluate 3DERLL bids

Posted on May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 by alert5

A bid by Raytheon to stop the U.S. Air Force to re-evaluate bids for the 3D Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DERLL) has failed after a judge dismissed the lawsuit.

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Walsh: “we are stretched pretty thin” by ISIS, Afghanistan

Posted on May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 by alert5

Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Gen. Mark Walsh told FoxNews “Defcon 3” that fighting in Afghanistan and against ISIS has stretched his service “pretty thin.”

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