Air
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Jul- 2021 -8 July
USAF Awards Northrop Grumman $3.86 Billion ICBM Support Contract
The US Air Force has awarded a $3.86 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Systems for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ground subsystem support.
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8 July
Russian Jet Alarm Interrupts Spain PM’s Press Briefing
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to interrupt a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania on Thursday when jets there were scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes.
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7 July
Russia Developing Parachute for Canine Paratroopers
A Russian aircraft equipment manufacturer plans to launch a parachute system for service dogs next year.
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7 July
Syria Kurds Say Thwarted Drone Attacks Near Coalition Base
Syrian Kurdish forces said they repelled drone attacks Wednesday near a major base of the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group remnants, in the second such attack in days.
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7 July
Indian Air Force Moves to Acquire Anti-Drone Systems to Secure Air Bases
The Indian Air Force has moved to acquire counter-drone systems to secure its air bases in the wake of an armed drone attack at the Jammu Air Force Station last month.
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6 July
USAF Awards Raytheon $2 Billion Nuclear Cruise Missile Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $2 billion contract to develop the nuclear-tipped Long-Range Standoff weapon system.
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5 July
UK Developing Missiles Capable of Communicating With Each Other
The British Ministry of Defence is investing $4.8 million to develop smarter missile systems capable of communicating with each other.
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5 July
US Army Conducts Airdrop Tests of New Infantry Squad Vehicle
The US Army carried out a series of airdrop exercises to identify if it would be possible to supply soldiers in military operations with infantry squad vehicles that could allow for rapid battlefield movement.
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5 July
Death Toll in Philippines Military Plane Crash Rises to 50
Philippine security forces searched among coconut trees on a remote southern island Monday for the flight data boxes of an aircraft that crashed and killed 50 people in one of the country's worst military air disasters.
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2 July
Israel Strikes Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Launch
Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with air strikes in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended May's conflict.
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