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South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Seoul will sign a deal to upgrade its Patriot missile system to PAC-3 Configuration 3 by December.
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Airbus Defence and Space rolled out the PZL 130 Orlik MPT (Multi Purpose Trainer) on Mar. 11. The aircraft is a development of the Orlik TC II Garmin already in service in the Polish Air Force.
The Obama administration has turned down an urgent appeal from Egypt to have 10 AH-64 attack helicopters delivered.
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This JASDF C-130H, #75-1078, left Naha airbase, Okinawa this afternoon and is expected to arrive at RMAF Subang shortly around midnight.
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A U.N. panel found that MANPADs from Libya have made their way to Chad, Mali, Tunisia, Lebanon and likely Central African Republic.
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