The Indonesian navy on Thursday test-fired a SS-N-26 Yakhont anti-ship missile from KRI Oswald Siahaan.
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Sikorsky wins Turkish helicopter competition
Turkey will buy 109 military helicopters from Sikorsky. But Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said Turkey may eventually buy 500 more over the next ten years.
Indian Army Dhruv helicopter crashed
A Dhruv helicopter from the Indian Army crashed near the border with China on Thursday. Four Army personnel on board were killed.
U.S. Predators cleared to fly armed patrols over Libya
U.S. President Obama has cleared the military to use armed Predator drones over Libya. The first mission was supposed to be flown on Thursday but canceled due to bad weather.
Bulgaria to spend $1.5 billion on military modernization, half goes to new fighters
Bulgaria has announced plans to modernized its military by 2020 using $1.5 billion to buy new equipment. Half of those money will be used for new fighter jets.