Egan Greenstein, a senior Boeing manager, said his company will not offer a version of the P-8A using the 737 MAX airframe.
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Royal Thai Army selects Thales’s STARStreak Air Defence System
The Royal Thai Army has placed an order for the STARStreak air defence missile system with Thales UK.
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RAF plans to field Puma Mk2 delayed
The crash of a civilian Puma helicopter which killed key Eurocopter flight test crew is partly to blame for the RAF’s decision to field the upgraded Puma Mk2 until middle of next year.
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F-22 crashed at Tyndall AFB
The USAF lost another F-22 on Wednesday when one went down at 1530 on Tyndall Air Force Base. The pilot ejected safely.
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Swiss government asked parliament to approve Gripen finance plan
The Swiss government has asked parliament to approve financing for 22 Gripen fighters. Defense Minister Ueli Maurer told a news conference he expected to get a green light from parliament.
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