Vice Admiral Scott Van Buskirk, commander of the US 7th fleet, said Washington will boost its forces in the Pacific as China develops an aircraft carrier.
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Day: February 22, 2011
Former naval aviators unhappy with ‘revisionist history’ of CoNA
A group of former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators are unhappy with the 100th anniversary of naval aviation timeline by the Naval Aviation Foundation.
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Sikorsky to convert 23 UAE Black Hawks into gunships
UAE announced at the IDEX show that it has given Sikorsky $272 million to convert 23 of its Black Hawk UH-60M helicopters into gunships.
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Afghan Air Force gets tenth C-27A
The Afghan Air Force received its tenth C-27A Spartan transport aircraft at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul Feb. 20.
Schiebel delivers 2 Camcopter S-100 to Jordan
Schiebel has delivered two Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAVs to the King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) of Jordan.