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Thales has received an order from the French defence procurement agency (DGA) for 350 Scorpion helmet-mounted sight and display systems that will be integrated on French Air Force and Navy Rafale fighters.
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South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 says its proposed solution for the South Korean navy CIWS-II program has scored the highest marks in the evluation by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
Legendary F-14 pilot Dale ‘Snort’ Snodgrass was killed in the crash of a SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 on Jul. 24.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has carried out its most complex test so far on Jul. 24 by firing four SM-6 Dual II missiles at two short-range ballistic missile targets.
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A pair of Su-30SM flying at the MAKS 2021 airshow was actually flown by a father and son team. Vyacheslav and Evgeniy Averyanov. Vyacheslav is the chief test pilot at Irkut. His son Evgeniy is his wingman for the demo.