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Ground tests for CCA programme underway with flight tests to start mid-2025, says USAF
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Northrop Grumman’s completes flight tests of new EW system for F-16s
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F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
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Poland approved for another buy of AMRAAMs under $1.3 billion deal
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Ground tests for CCA programme underway with flight tests to start mid-2025, says USAF
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Northrop Grumman’s completes flight tests of new EW system for F-16s
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![F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost]()
F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
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Poland approved for another buy of AMRAAMs under $1.3 billion deal
