U.S. Senator John Cornyn has introduced an an amendment to the bill for next year’s defense budget to force Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan.
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SpaceX to launch military satellites
SpaceX has secured its first launch contracts for the U.S. military. The company will send the Deep Space Climate Observatory using a Falcon 9 rocket in 2014.
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First CH-53K prototype delivered
The first CH-53K prototype has been delivered to the flight test team for ground testing.
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Lockheed Martin awarded contract to supply Sniper pods to Iraq
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been given a $31.9 million contract by the USAF to supply Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for the Iraqi Air Force.
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Russia’s airborne forces starts trials of Iskatel mini-UAV
Russia’s airborne forces (VDV) have started field testing of the Iskatel mini-UAV.
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