Swedish media is reporting on plans by the Swedish government to win over the public on the purchase of Gripen fighters in Switzerland.
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Day: February 15, 2014
India proposes extending INS Vikramaditya servicing contract beyond 20 years
India is proposing to service INS Vikramaditya with Russia’s Sevmash shipyard to 40 years. The current servicing contract is for 20 years.
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Russia postpones testing of United 40 UAV
UAE’s Adcom Systems said Russia has requested to delay the testing of the company’s United 40 UAV to a later date. The original plan was to test the aircraft this month.
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RAF deploys Sentinel to map flooding
The Royal Air Force has deployed its Sentinel surveillance aircraft operationally in U.K. for the first time to tackle flooding over southern England.
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JASDF to allow senior fighter pilots to switch to commercial flying
Japan has reinstated a process that allows fighter pilots that reached the age of 40 to leave the military to transfer to airlines.
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