Nellis Air Force Base announced that it has canceled Aviation Nation 2013 due to the ongoing sequestration.
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Bristow Helicopters to take over RAF and Royal Navy SAR helicopter services
Bristow Helicopters has won the race to take over search and rescue helicopter services from the RAF and Royal Navy in Britain.
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Four UCLASS development contracts to be handed out
The U.S. Navy will give development contracts for the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) program to Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
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NATO will not protect Syrian rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles
NATO has rejected a request from a Syrian rebel leader to defend rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles.
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Malaysia not keen to lease Gripens
Malaysia’s Defense Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters during the first day of the LIMA exhibition that Kuala Lumpur is not interested in the lease of Saab Gripen fighters.
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