INS Vikrant to be powered by four GE gas turbines
GE Marine has been selected to supply four GE LM2500 gas turbines for the Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
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BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) selected for Gripen
Selex ES’ BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) has been selected by Saab for the Gripen fighter.
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USS George Washington hosts PLA officers on-board
Somewhere in the South China Sea this week, aircraft carrier USS George Washington was hosting a group of officers from People’s Liberation Army while a lone Chinese frigate shadows the battlegroup.
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USAF almost breach its KC-46 contract during government shutdown
It has just been revealed that the U.S. Air Force nearly breach its contract for the KC-46 program during October’s government shutdown.
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