India test fired its Astra air-to-air missile twice on May 20 and each time the launch aircraft performed a high-G maneuver when releasing the missile.
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Boeing in “early discussions” to export A-10
Boeing hopes to export the A-10 to other countries and a company official said it has “begun early discussions.”
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France eyes 4 C-130s as A400M delays continue
Reuters reported that France will make a decision by end of the year whether to buy four C-130 aircraft.
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F-35B engine component will be flown to USS Wasp using MV-22
While the F-35B is undergoing operational testing on board USS Wasp, the U.S. Marine Corps will fly one of the components of the F135 engine out to the ship using the MV-22.
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Turkey to buy, upgrade Phalanx CIWS Block 1B Baseline 2
The U.S. State Department has given the clearance to Turkey to buy 4 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) and upgrade 17 Block 0 systems to the Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration.
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