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US Air Force KC-135R gets RTIC system

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18th September 2018

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Intelsat encrypting Five Eyes as contested operations increase

18th September 2018

The safe transference of data is of the upmost importance to civil and military operators alike; however, the conduct of clandestine missions conducted by multinational …

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SES to support ACC training and testing operations

17th September 2018

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NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss

17th September 2018

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Ruselectronics develops maritime comms system

17th September 2018

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Sonitus to continue ATAC development

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Indra to supply Lanza 3D radar to Thailand

14th September 2018

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Japan requests E-2D AEW&C aircraft

13th September 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) airborne early warning and control (AEW&C;) …

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