The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 10 AIM-120C7 air-to-air missiles for Malaysia.
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The estimated costs of the contract is $21 million.
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North Korea conducted third SLBM test
Washington Free Beacon disclosed that North Korea carried out another underwater ejection test of the KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Apr. 22.
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Israel to purchase more Namer APCs
Israel has signed a $310 million contract with General Dynamics for the production of Namer APCs.
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USN needs to find new brains for Aegis Combat System as IBM server line sold to Lenovo
The Aegis Combat System’s Baseline 9 combat system upgrade is powered by IBM’s x86 BladeCenter HT server. The U.S. Navy is now looking for another vendor to replace that unit after IBM sold its server line to Lenovo.
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“The Department of Homeland Defense identified security concerns with the IBM Blade Center sale and placed restrictions on federal government procurement of Lenovo Blade Center server products,” Navy spokesman Dale Eng told USNI News.
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Indian Army inducts Akash surface-to-air missile
The Indian Army inducted the Akash air defense missile system into service on May 2. The indigenous surface-to-air missile is operational with the Indian Air Force as well.
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Israel tested “new rocket propulsion system”
Israel carried a test of a “new rocket propulsion system” on May 5 from an air force base at Palmachim in the southern part of the country.
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Sweden will replace C-130H with either KC-390 or A400M
Sweden’s fleet of five C-130H and a single KC-130H tanker will have to be retired by next decade and the Swedish Air Force is looking into replacing them with the KC-390 or A400M.
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Netherlands, Norway and Poland expected to inform Airbus on joint purchase of MRTT
Aviation Week reported that Airbus Defense and Space will soon receive a request for proposals from Netherlands, Norway and Poland for a joint purchase of the A330 MRTT.
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Up to four A330s are to be bought and operated as a single fleet under Dutch registration and regulations.
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U.S. Navy won’t be using HV-22 as aerial tanker
The U.S. Navy will stick to using the Super Hornet as the aerial tanker for the Carrier Air Wing, Navy spokesman Lt. Rob Myers told USNI News.
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The service has chosen to focus on maturing the HV-22 for the carrier onboard delivery (COD) mission.
The Pentagon aviation outlook report to Congress states that the C-2A could be recapitalized for the tanker role.
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Chinese Type 54A frigates enter Black Sea
Two Chinese Type 54A frigates, 550 Weifang and 547 Linyi, entered the Black Sea on May 4. Both ships are accompanied by replenishment ship Weishan Hu.
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