Philippine lawmakers are questioning the government’s decision to buy 12 T-50 supersonic jet trainers from South Korea.
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Russia, UAE plans to convert Russia’s Berkut helicopter into attack UAV
Russia’s Berkut Aero design bureau and the UAE’s Adcom Systems are planning to jointly build an unmanned combat helicopter based on Russia’s Berkut VL helicopter.
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Iran warns Azerbaijan over purchase of Gabriel 5
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari warned Azerbaijan that its purchase of Gabriel 5 anti-ship missiles “have harmful impacts on regional peace and stability.”
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Indonesia wants PT DI to build attack helicopters
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said eight AH-64Es being bought can only fulfill half of Indonesia’s requirements and wants state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT DI to build the rest.
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Rafael, Raytheon wants to integrate Stunner missile into Patriot system
Rafael and Raytheon are lobbying the Pentagon to allocate $20 million to demonstrate the integration of Stunner interceptor with the Patriot system.
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