Day: March 8, 2017
Indian Navy retiring Tu-142
The Indian Navy will retire its Tu-142 long-range maritime patrol aircraft on Mar. 29, Times of India reports. The sundown ceremony is to be held at INS Rajali in Arakkonam.
By Alec Wilson from Hampton-in-Arden, UK (IN317) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Iran successfully tested anti-ship ballistic missile
Iran is reported to have test-fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles – based on the Fateh-110 – over the weekend and one missile managed to hit a floating barge from 155 miles away.
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Germany plans to buy MQ-4C
Germany will purchase three MQ-4Cs, according to Sueddeutsche Zeitung. The move comes after Berlin canceled a plan for the Euro Hawk in 2013.
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A-29 crashes in South Georgia
A A-29A from the 81st Fighter Squadron crashed in a residential area in South Georgia on Mar. 6. Two pilots aboard ejected successfully.
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