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Sri Lanka to procure four advanced drones from Israel for Air Force Sri Lanka Daily Mirror 1d Sri Lanka Israel Aerospace Industries Israel
Concept phase for Britain’s new assault rifle due to end next year UK Defence Journal 2d Luke Pollard Ministry of Defence UK
Poland has just 40 pilots for 47 F-16s, needs 300+ more for incoming FA-50s, F-35s and 96 ah-64 Apaches Defense Express 4d F-35 Poland Ukraine All sources
MND confirms second batch of F-16V Block 70s to arrive soon Taipei Times 3h US/Taiwan Taiwan Arms Trade All sources
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