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• Barbara Opall-Rome
The U.S. government has approved a $1.9 billion package to replenish precision-guided munitions for the Israeli Air Force. The clearance underscores continued U.S. support for Israel’s ability to sustain PGM-heavy strike operations.
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• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: HERZLIYA, Israel — Whoever thinks the F-35 or other heavily armed fighter jets are no longer relevant for urban combat better think again, said Israel's top Air Force officer.
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• Andrew Chuter
By DefenseNews.com: BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher.
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: The US Air Force has released the next piece of its long-term strategic planning restructure, one which begins to deliver benchmarks for how the service will grow in future decades.
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• Pierre Tran, Tom Kington
By DefenseNews.com: Operational needs of the French, German and Italian air forces and national sovereignty are key factors as the three governments gave a green light for a definition study for a future European medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade brings improved sensors, acoustics and a new signals intelligence capability to the US Navy's frontline maritime patrol aircraft.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Consortium formed by Embraer and Germany’s TKMS signed a memorandum with the Brazilian Navy to study a second batch of Embraer delivered its first naval vessel to the Brazilian Navy last week after the frigate Tamandaré-class frigate Tamandaré (F200) was formally commissioned in Rio de Janeiro.
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• Sebastian Sprenger
By DefenseNews.com: Three German companies made their joint debut at the Paris Air Show this year to present a counter-drone system designed to foil anything from explosive-laden aerial robots to protecting against corporate espionage from the skies.
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• Rachel S. Cohen
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• Lara Seligman
