The the first ever operational firing of the land-based VL MICA system by an export customer was carried out on Sept. 24 by the Royal Guard of Oman.
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Photo: F-35B completes second airborne weapons separation
F-35B BF-3 completed the first GBU-12 airborne weapons separation on Dec. 3. It was also the second airborne weapons separation for the F-35B.
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Fire Scout breaks endurance records on USS Klakring deployment
The MQ-8B Fire Scout detachment on board USS Klakring set a new record by logging more than 500 flight hours in the U.S. Africa Command Area of Responsibility.
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Algerian MiG-29 fraud case closed
Russian procecutors have decided to drop charges against Sergei Tsivilev, former first deputy head of MiG, and his deputy, Oleg Fadeyev, for supplying low-quality equipment for MiG-29 fighters that were rejected by Algeria in 2007.
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WAH64D to be redundant by 2017?
The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that defense officials have warned the British Apache fleet could be redundant because the U.S. will stop support for the model by 2017.
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