Raytheon has been awarded a $45.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide the MK 54 lightweight torpedo to the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy.
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YouTube: JGSDF AH-1S with anime character livery
The JGSDF’s 4th Anti Tank Helicopter Unit has painted one of its AH-1S with a yura kyara livery to mark its 20th anniversary.
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Iraq signs contract for second batch of F-16s
Iraq’s Acting Defense Minister Saadun al-Dulaimi said a second contract for 18 F-16s has been signed.
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Japan to produce F-3 fighter around 2027
Aviation Week reports that Japan plans to start development of a fighter to replace its F-2 and F-15J from 2016.
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Lt. Col. Christopher Raible nominated for Silver Star
The former commanding officer of VMA-211, killed in a Taliban attack, has been nominated for the Silver Star posthumously.
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