Aviation advisers hired by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for the Master of the Air mini-series are visiting Lincolnshire, Britain for locations to film the World War 2 drama on the Eight Air Force.
Day: February 22, 2017
Philippine taking delivery of two FA-50PHs today
The Philippine Air Force has confirmed that two FA-50PHs will be arriving at Clark Air Base around 11 a.m. today.
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China finishing SAM structures in Spratly archipelago
Two anonymous U.S. officials told Reuters that China is about to finish building several structures in the South China Sea that could be used for the deployment of surface-to-air missiles.
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Pakistan buys more AW139s
Leonardo announced that Pakistan Ministry of Defence has placed orders for an undisclosed number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters.
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FSMTC says MiG-29s will be delivered to Egypt on schedule
Speaking at the sidelines of IDEX 2017, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Deputy Director Alexei Frolkin told reporters that the delivery of MiG-29s to Egpyt is on schedule.
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