An official from Turkey’s Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) held a secret meeting in France with Eurosam to discuss the firm’s participation in Turkey’s long-range air defense missile system contest.
Poland accelerating purchase of 30 attack helicopters
Polish deputy defence minister Czeslaw Mroczek said Warsaw will bring forward the plan to buy 30 attack helicopters by two years.
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493rd Fighter Squadron in Bulgaria for exercise
The U.S. Air Force’s 493rd Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath, have deployed 12 F-15s to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria for an exericse till Sept. 1.
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UGVs to guard Russian ICBM sites by 2020
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Andreyev told journalists that unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) will guard intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites by 2020.
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SM-6 intercepts target over land
The SM-6 missile has proven its ability to intercept a subsonic, low altitude target over land during a test at White Sands Missile Range, Aug. 14.
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