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India decommissions last MiG-23 ground support aircraft
NEW DELHI, March 6 (RIA Novosti) - India decommissioned on Friday its last MiG-23 Flogger fighter-bomber, a Soviet era aircraft...
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BAE Systems Secures GBP450M Typhoon Availability Service Contract From UK MoD
BAE Systems has been awarded a £450 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under a partnering arrangement t...
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Obama 'ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran'
MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - Washington has told Moscow that Russian help in resolving Iran's nuclear program would make its...
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Russia reports $27 bln in arms export orders
MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) -- Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport has a portfolio of orders worth a total of $27 bi...
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Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS Completes Sea Trials With Singapore Navy
SINGAPORE, March 02, 2009 -- ScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by The Boei...
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F-35 Production, Testing And International Participation Shift Into High Gear In 2009
ORLANDO, Florida, February 26th, 2009 -- In a single calendar year, the Lockheed Martin ...
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Missile defense capable, but needs more testing
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- U.S. missile defense is prepared to defend against North Korean threats, but the system needs more testin...
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Russia slams as farce Canada's statement on Tu-160 flight
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian government source expressed astonishment on Friday over a statement made by Canad...
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Boeing Transfers 3rd KC-767J Tanker to Japanese Partner Itochu
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 27, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Feb. 25 transferred the third ...
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Russia to build nuclear-powered 60,000-ton aircraft carrier
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's new-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear powered and have a displacement of...
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Red Flag 09-3 exercise begins
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Southern Nevada residents may have notice increased military aircraft activity as the lat...
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Royal Air Force's new tankers take shape
A major milestone was reached today as the first set of wings for the RAF's advanced new fleet of tanker aircraft left Airbus U...
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Yemen plans to buy more MiG-29 fighters from Russia
MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - The president of Yemen said his country plans to buy a number of ...
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Winter defense forum focused on BRAC, mission growth
SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- More than 500 attendees at the Association of Defense Communities Winter Forum conference held recently ...
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Northrop Awarded $40M for MQ-8B Fire Scout LRIP
Northrop Grumman Receives U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Contract Award for Third Year of Low Rate Initial Production...
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Russia begins to capture new Arab arms markets - envoy
MOSCOW, February 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is beginning to capture new arms markets of Arab countries that were earlier oriente...
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Sukhoi confirms Su-35 deliveries to Russian Air Force in 2011
MOSCOW, February 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Sukhoi aircraft maker ...
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French SIDM UAV performed maiden flight in a foreign theatre of operations
On 17 February 2009, the French Air Force's ...
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Airborne Laser successfully fired multiple long-duration blasts
Northrop Grumman-Built Laser Demonstrates Long-Duration, Lethal Lasing Onboard Airborne Laser Aircraft...
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Iran develops spy drone capable of reaching Israel - official
TEHRAN, February 18 (RIA Novosti) - Iranian scientists have developed an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of reaching Israel, an Ir...
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