The loss of a Indian Air Force C-130J on Mar. 28 may have been due to the aircraft flying into the wake turbulence of the lead C-130J.
Day: April 23, 2014
Russia Strategic Missile Forces unveil security robot
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will be using a mobile security robot to guard its Yars and Topol-M missile sites. The robot was recently shown on Russian Vesti news program.
Finland’s Minister of Defence rejects call to buy Gripen
Finland’s Minister of Defence has rejected the proposal by the Speaker of the Parliament to buy Saab’s Gripen fighter.
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Namibia Defence Force helicopter that crashed was Harbin Z-9
Namibia has confirmed that the helicopter that crashed at Grootfontein military base on Apr. 11 was a Harbin Z-9.
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Sweden wants to increase Gripen E purchase to 70 aircraft
Uncomfortable with the recent developments in Ukraine, the Swedish government wants to increase the number of Gripen Es purchased to 70 aircraft.