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		<title>Philippines Looking to Buy Non-USA Combat Aircraft</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philippines is looking to non-USA sources for combat aircraft to strengthen the nation’s warfighting capabilities. France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and South Korea were all prime candidates being considered.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Jumps Into Global Satellite-Launch Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 05:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A successful first launch of a foreign satellite is a major step forward for Japan, but the future of the program is fraught with uncertainty and burdened by a national economy that is far from healthy. The whole effort may be too little too late.]]></description>
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		<title>Seoul is Shopping for Naval ASW Helicopter to Augment its Surface Combatants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea has requested buying eight MH-60R SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters through the U.S. Foreign Military Sale (FMS), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified U.S. Congress Tuesday, May 16.]]></description>
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		<title>Six Satellites Launched on Three Rockets in Same Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday May 18th was a busy day in the rapidly growing space-launch industry with three rockets, launched from three separate locations, placing six satellites into Earth orbit. In contrast to the global fanfare that followed the failed South Korean launch attempt, these flawless launches from Russia and Kazakhstan were hardly noticed by the world media.]]></description>
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		<title>Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomasz Basarabowicz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Polish Ministry of National Defense is embarking on the acquisition of a new transport helicopter for the Polish military, at an estimated budget of US$1 billion. The first phase will cover 26 aircraft: 16 new medium transport helicopters for the Army;  four ASW and three for Search and Rescue SAR for the Navy and three Combat SAR for the air force.]]></description>
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		<title>UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a much awaited announcement, the United Kingdom has decided to reverse its previous selection and will now focus its efforts on acquiring the Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft instead of the conventional F-35C naval model of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).]]></description>
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		<title>Raptor Pilots Talk in Public about Hypoxia Effects</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hypoxia (oxygen depravation) conditions often affecting pilots during and after flying in F-22s remain unsolved even after comprehensive investigation launched after the 2011 loss of an Alaska based pilot. While the F-22 returned to operational flying, at least 11 new cases were reported since the Raptors resumed their flights, CBS 60 Minutes reported.]]></description>
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		<title>India is Shopping for Nine Bizjets for Special-Missions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noam Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Air Force has floated a brand new requirement to support the acquisition of nine special mission aircraft for airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Communications Jamming (COMJAM), ground survey and target towing.]]></description>
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		<title>DigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Proposed Acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satellite imagery company GeoEye Inc offered to buy rival DigitalGlobe Inc today for $792 million in cash and stock as it tries to make up for a possible revenue loss from U.S. defense spending cuts. ]]></description>
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		<title>US Congress Formally Notified of Japan’s F-35 Purchase</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120505_us-congress-formally-notified-of-japans-f-35-purchase.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=us-congress-formally-notified-of-japans-f-35-purchase</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 08:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard_Dudley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) formally notified the United States Congress on 30 April of a potential Foreign Military Sale of Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) to Japan.  The sale includes an initial order for four F-35A Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) stealth fighters with an option for the purchase of an additional 38 F-35A CTOL aircraft.  The cost of the purchase is estimated to be $10 billion.]]></description>
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