Russia and Iraq have signed an arms deal worth $4.2 billion for Mi-28NE attack helicopters and Pantsir-S1 short-range air defense systems.
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Day: October 10, 2012
Turkey sends additional F-16s to border with Syria
Turkish news agency Dogan is quoting unidentified military sources as saying that at least 25 F-16 fighters have been sent to reinforce Diyarbakir air base in the country’s southeast.
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KAI could set up flight school in UAE using T-50
KAI is in talks with Abu Dhabi’s state-run investment corporation Mubadala Development Company on setting up a flight school in UAE and train the air force’s pilots using the T-50.
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Testing of PARS 3 LR completed
PARSYS has completed the test program of the PARS 3 LR guided missile. Series production will start once the Federal Agency for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilization of the German Armed Forces approve the test results.
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Taiwan wants Apple to blur satellite image of early-warning radar on iOS 6 Maps
Taiwan is asking Apple Inc. to blur a satellite image of an early-warning radar site near Hsinchu Air Base in northern Taiwan.
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