The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is toying with an idea of having an aircraft carrier produce its own jet fuel while at sea.
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Iraq inks $4.3 billion arms deal with Russia, buying 30 Mi-28NEs and Pantsir-S1 systems
Russia and Iraq have signed an arms deal worth $4.2 billion for Mi-28NE attack helicopters and Pantsir-S1 short-range air defense systems.
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Turkey sends additional F-16s to border with Syria
Turkish news agency Dogan is quoting unidentified military sources as saying that at least 25 F-16 fighters have been sent to reinforce Diyarbakir air base in the country’s southeast.
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KAI could set up flight school in UAE using T-50
KAI is in talks with Abu Dhabi’s state-run investment corporation Mubadala Development Company on setting up a flight school in UAE and train the air force’s pilots using the T-50.
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Testing of PARS 3 LR completed
PARSYS has completed the test program of the PARS 3 LR guided missile. Series production will start once the Federal Agency for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilization of the German Armed Forces approve the test results.
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