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Russia has decided not to build any more Gremyashchy-class corvettes as the ships rely on imported components.

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By end of the decade, the Swedish Air Force plans to phase out the Saab 105 jet trainer and replace it with a Military Flying Training System (MFTS).

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The industry is to provide 8,000 flying hours per year for student pilots under this model.

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The U.S. Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter product office cased its colors, signifying a mission change, on May 7.

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India test fired its Astra air-to-air missile twice on May 20 and each time the launch aircraft performed a high-G maneuver when releasing the missile.

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Boeing hopes to export the A-10 to other countries and a company official said it has “begun early discussions.”

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Reuters reported that France will make a decision by end of the year whether to buy four C-130 aircraft.

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An anonymous source said the C160 Transall is getting old and delivery of the A400M is delayed.
Defense News added that two will be armed with Griffin missiles while another two can be converted for inflight refueling.

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While the F-35B is undergoing operational testing on board USS Wasp, the U.S. Marine Corps will fly one of the components of the F135 engine out to the ship using the MV-22.

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Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for Marine aviation, said the idea is to assess the difficulty of completing engine repair at sea.

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The U.S. State Department has given the clearance to Turkey to buy 4 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) and upgrade 17 Block 0 systems to the Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration.

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The U.S. Congress has been notified of a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 10 MH-60Rs to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $1.9 billion.

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