USS Lake Erie successfully engaged a complex separating short-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 18.
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FMS: Tunisia F-5 avionics upgrade
Tunisia has requested a possible sale of Block 1 Avionics Upgrades on Tunisia’s fleet of 12 F-5s.
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MV-22 may be deployed to Senkaku islands if necessary
Lt. Gen. John Wissler, commander of III MEF, told Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima that MV-22s in Japan may be dispatched to the Senkaku Islands if needed.
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U.S. offers EMALS to India
Visiting U.S. deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter told his Indian counterparts that the U.S. is willing to share the Electro Magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) technology under the Defense Technology Initiative.
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Swiss upper house approves purchase of Gripens
The Swiss senate voted 27 to 17 for the finance of 22 Gripen fighters on Wednesday.
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