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  Saudi Arabia’s A330 MRTT Tankers

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/saudis-confirm-a330-mrtt-tanker-buy-04532/

  In January 2008, EADS North America announced that The Royal Saudi Air Force will acquire 3 of EADS A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transports (MRTTs), equipped with both EADS centerline-mounted ARBS (advanced Air Refueling Boom System) for use with its F-15s et.

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  $27M for LITENING Targeting & Recon Pods

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/27m-for-litening-targeting-recon-pods-0929/

  Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL received a $27 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract modification to provide for LITENING advanced airborne targeting and navigation pods for U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps use. Designed…

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  Poland Orders RBS15 Missiles for its Navy

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/poland-orders-rbs15-missiles-for-its-navy-02692/

  Fire! On October 6, 2006, Saab Bofors Dynamics and the Polish companies MESKO and BUMAR signed a contract for production of the RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile. MESKO and BUMAR are procuring the RBS15 Mk3 on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Defence, and the…

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  Saudi Rumors of Rafale: Stalled?

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/rumors-of-rafale-more-2006-saudi-shopping-spree-02859/

  Rafale: dark horse?(click for cutaway view) In December 2006, The Business online reported that the Saudi government was in talks to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from the French, regardless of how ongoing issues with the Eurofighter Typhoon contract were…

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  China Gearing up to Export HQ-9 Anti-Air Missiles

  https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/china-gearing-up-to-export-hq-9-anti-air-missiles-05319/

  Kanwa Asian Defense reports that the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation has put CASIC's HQ-9 surface-to-air missile on the export market, under the name FD-2000. "Brochures advertising China's latest missile appeared at the most recent

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  Saudis Seek Sniper ATP Supplementation for F-15S

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/saudis-seek-sniper-atp-supplementation-for-f-15s-04401/#more

  On Dec 7/07 the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Saudi Arabia's request for 40 of Lockheed Martin's AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods, which would replace the older LANTIRN twin-pod systems installed on Saudi F-15S Strike…

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  India Looks to Modify Scorpene Subs With MESMA AIP Propulsion

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-looks-to-modify-scorpene-subs-with-mesma-aip-propulsion-01954/

  Back on September 19, 2005, DID offered in-depth coverage of India's $3.5 billion local-build deal for 6 SSK Scorpene Class ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines between 2012-1017, as well as the present status and future plans of the rival Chinese

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  BCTM/E-IBCT: FCS Spinout Ramps up, Then Breaks Up

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/BCTM-Increment-1-FCS-Successor-Moves-Ahead-with-Low-rate-Production-06212/

  Concerns about cost overruns, vehicle design, and contract structure prompted the Pentagon to cancel the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program in June

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  SSDS: Quicker Naval Response to Cruise Missiles

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ssds-quicker-naval-response-to-cruise-missiles-04699/

  Right now, in many American ships beyond its Navy's top-tier AEGIS destroyers and cruisers, the detect-to-engage sequence against anti-ship missiles requires a lot of manual steps, involving different ship systems that use different displays. When a Mach 3…

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  Vietnam’s Restocking: Subs, Ships, Sukhois, Now Perhaps F-16s P-3s?

  http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Vietnam-Reportedly-Set-to-Buy-Russian-Kilo-Class-Subs-05396/

  In April 2009, reports surfaced that Vietnam had agreed in principle to a deal with Russia for 6 of its diesel-electric Kilo/ Project 636 Class fast attack submarines. By December 2009, it was an inflection-point deal for a capability that Vietnam has

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