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  Spanish Air Force Takes Over Airbus A400M Crash Probe

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/05/14/spanish-air-force-takes-over-airbus-a400m-crash-probe/27299651/

  Spain's air force has taken over the investigation of the crash of an Airbus A400M military cargo plane near Seville which killed four men, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday.

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  Another win for Boeing: New Zealand commits to the P-8 with $1.6 billion deal

  https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/07/09/another-win-for-boeing-new-zealand-commits-to-the-p-8-with-16-billion-deal/?dn-trendi

  There could be more: Smaller manned aircraft, as well as remotely piloted aircraft and satellite surveillance will be considered to complement the P-8s.

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  Another win for Boeing: New Zealand commits to the P-8 with $1.6 billion deal

  https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/07/09/another-win-for-boeing-new-zealand-commits-to-the-p-8-with-16-billion-deal/?dn-trending

  There could be more: Smaller manned aircraft, as well as remotely piloted aircraft and satellite surveillance will be considered to complement the P-8s.

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  General Electric beats Rolls-Royce to power Turkey’s indigenous fighter jet

  https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/10/31/general-electric-beats-rolls-royce-to-power-turkeys-indigenous-fighter-jet/?utm_

  Under the deal, the first prototype of the TF-X and an unknown number of initial batches would be powered by the F110 engine.

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  Qatar signs $3.7 billion deal for NH90 helicopters

  https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/03/15/qatar-signs-37-billion-deal-for-nh90-helicopters/

  The deal covers 16 NH90 helicopters in a tactical transport configuration and 12 in a naval configuration.

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  Ruag Uncoils Cobra Mortar System

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/idex/2015/02/24/ruag-uncoils-cobra-mortar-system/23921411/

  Ruag unveiled Cobra at the IDEX show on Monday. No, it's not a snake that spits poison onto its victim. It's actually a new mortar system made by the Swiss company.

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  Indian Navy Retires Sea Harriers

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/naval-aviation/2016/03/21/indian-navy-retires-sea-harriers/82070296/

  The pilots of the Sea Harriers are now being trained to fly the Russian MiG 29K fighter aircraft.

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  First AH-64E Apache Guardian for Indonesia arrives from US

  https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/12/18/first-ah-64e-apache-guardian-for-indonesia-arrives-from-us/

  Indonesia will use the helicopters to “defend its borders, conduct counterterrorism and counter-piracy operations, and control the free flow of shipping through the strategic Straits of Malacca,” according to the FMS request.

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  India Cancels $12B Combat Jet Program

  http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2015/08/04/india-cancels-12b-combat-jet-program/31097627/

  India has canceled the request for proposal for purchase of 126 Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft

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  First F-35B Fighter Jets Arrive in Japan

  http://www.defensenews.com/articles/first-f-35b-fighter-jets-arrive-in-japan

  The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have arrived in Japan, beginning the type’s first permanent overseas basing assignment with the US Marine Corps.

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