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March 14, 2024 | International, Land

Britain finalizes deal to buy 14 Chinook helicopters

Fourteen CH-47-ER Chinooks, destined principally for use by British special forces, will be delivered to the Royal Air Force under the terms of the deal.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/03/14/britain-finalizes-deal-to-buy-14-chinook-helicopters/

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    June 7, 2019 | International, Aerospace, C4ISR

    Deep Learning Model Speeds Up, Automates Satellite Image Analysis

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    July 15, 2020 | International, Aerospace

    Dassault Aviation progresse sur la conception du Falcon 6X

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    July 7, 2023 | International, Land

    BAE Systems awarded Next Generation Launcher design contract

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