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  Boeing, Saab Unveil Ground Launched SDB

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/weapons/2015/03/10/boeing-saab-small-diameter-bomber-ground-launch/24705183/

  Boeing and Saab have teamed up to develop a Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) program, with three successful test launches of the new system completed last month.

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  Britain's Soft Spot for Germany's Boxer Vehicle Raises Eyebrows in Industry

  http://www.defensenews.com/articles/britains-soft-spot-for-germanys-boxer-vehicle-raises-eyebrows-in-industry

  Britain’s Ministry of Defence has taken its first formal step with industry toward buying a mechanized infantry vehicle for the British Army.

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  Trump national security adviser will face Senate vote

  http://www.defensenews.com/articles/trump-national-security-advisor-will-face-senate-vote

  The president’s national security adviser doesn’t need Senate confirmation, but for President Trump’s pick, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, it will be different.

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  Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion Heavy-Lift Helicopter Finishes First Flight

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/10/27/marine-corps-ch-53k-king-stallion-heavy-lift-helicopter-fi

  WASHINGTON — The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps' next-generation heavy-lift helicopter, took its first flight Tuesday at Sikorsky's test facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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  Kuwait Signs Eurofighter Jet Deal

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2016/04/05/kuwait-signs-eurofighter-deal/82647386/

  Kuwait’s delayed deal to buy 28 Eurofighter jets was signed Tuesday, giving the European fighter program a much-needed shot in the arm and providing Italy’s Finmeccanica with its largest contract.

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  Nexter, KMW Pursue Land Weapon Venture

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2015/03/19/france-leopard-tank-nexter-germany-leclerc-holding-company/250

  Nexter and German family-controlled Krauss Maffei-Wegmann are on track to forge a cross-border link up in the land weapons sector this year, the French state-owned company said.

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  French Offical: Russian Systems May Stay Aboard Mistrals if Egypt Buys

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/09/12/french-offical-russian-systems-may-stay-aboard-mistrals-if-egypt

  Moscow has signaled that Russian equipment supplied and fitted on two Mistrals could stay on board if Egypt buys the ships, a French official said.

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  French Offical: Russian Systems May Stay Aboard Mistrals if Egypt Buys

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/09/12/french-offical-russian-systems-may-stay-aboard-mistrals-if-egypt-buys/71966558/

  Moscow has signaled that Russian equipment supplied and fitted on two Mistrals could stay on board if Egypt buys the ships, a French official said.

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  Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion Heavy-Lift Helicopter Finishes First Flight

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/10/27/marine-corps-ch-53k-king-stallion-heavy-lift-helicopter-finishes-first-flight/74691932/

  WASHINGTON — The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps' next-generation heavy-lift helicopter, took its first flight Tuesday at Sikorsky's test facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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  Experts say Russia’s actions in the Kerch Strait were illegal

  https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/11/30/even-if-you-believe-russias-story-its-actions-in-the-kerch-strait-were-illegal-experts-say/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=Socialflow+DFN

  Even if you take all that the Kremlin has said about the incident at face value, Russia’s actions still constitute a violation of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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