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The RAAF is following the Air National Guard in testing the Litening pod as a means of improving situational awareness for the C-130 crew and ground units.
The Astronautics CyberSmart-Athena enables cyber service providers to run algorithms for in-flight functionality such as video-image recognition.
Saab has already sold a fighter/AEW package to Thailand, and is applying the same concept to Finland’s HX requirement.
China's Catic has pursued new military aircraft programs based on increasingly advanced technology.
Final assembly of the first five Eurofighter Typhoons for Kuwait is underway in Italy.
India is maintaining funding for major procurement programs, but there is no major increase, and there are big changes in the supplier approval process.
With its order for around a dozen, Vietnam becomes the seventh customer for the advanced trainer, which is also being developed for close air support.
IAI’s Heron has been one of the mainstays of the MALE UAV scene for many years. A new variant has been launched to improve its operational versatility.
Poland has committed to its long-planned acquisition of the F-35A, while Romania is adding to its inventory of used F-16s.
For the second time Germany has canceled plans to use a Global Hawk derivative to answer its Sigint requirements, and is now looking at the Global 6000.
