A senior Embraer official said his company and Saab will start to export Gripens from Brazil from 2023.
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Raytheon planning to test multi-mode seeker for Tomahawk Block IV
During the second quarter of 2015, Raytheon will test a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nose cone attached to a T-39. The nose cone contains a new multi-mode seeker.
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U.S. Navy will terminate X-47B flight test program after aerial refueling test
The U.S. Navy has decided that it had collected enough data out of the X-47B program and will cease flight testing once aerial refueling testing is completed.
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Video of Su-35S firing AA-11
H/T Missilito. Video footage from 1 TV showing Su-35S pilot training at Primorsky Krai, Eastern Military District.
USN has insufficient number of BMD ships to meet combatant commanders’ demands
U.S. combatant commanders around the world have been requesting for more BMD-capable cruisers and destroyers in the past few years. However, the U.S. Navy will soon be unable to meet those requests.
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