BHUBANESWAR, India – India successfully tested two short-range nuclear-capable missiles from two sites off its eastern coast on March 27, a Defence Ministry official said.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers during a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing March 25 that he was just informed he has received a letter from EADS. Gates said he was expecting the company to request additional time to put together a bid in the $35 billion KC-X tanker competition.
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BUCHAREST – Swedish group Saab said Thursday it was “surprised” at Romania’s choice of F-16 second-hand aircraft to the detriment of its Gripen and asked authorities to submit all offers to parliament.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said March 25 that the winner of a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply the Brazilian air force would not be announced until after Easter, April 4.
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JERUSALEM – Israel Military Industries (IMI) has delivered six drones to Turkey, media reported March 25.
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The U.S. Navy has begun looking into options for fielding a stealthy drone capable of locating and attacking targets alongside manned jets before the end of the decade.
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Denmark has put off a decision on buying a replacement fighter for the nation’s aging F-16 fleet until as late as 2014 following a decision to retire 18 of its current F-16 Falcons and extend the service lives of its 30 remaining F-16s past 2016, a Danish defense official said in a March 24 e-mail.
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U.S. defense officials are mulling “a bridge of capabilities” for the Mexican government to bolster its fight against drug cartels until a previously planned helicopter package can be delivered.
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One international legal expert has warned lawmakers that legal ambiguity surrounding the use of aerial drones to kill suspected terrorists around the world could lead to U.S. military and intelligence personnel facing assassination charges in foreign courts.
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ANKARA – A prototype for the T-129, an attack helicopter being developed by the Italian-British AgustaWestland for the Turkish Army, has crashed during a test flight in Italy but the pilots survived, the program’s main Turkish partner announced March 23.
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