Aviation News
The Indonesian Air Force chief told Aviation Week that he wants to expand the number of combat aircraft to around 150-200 under 12 squadrons. The most immediate requirement is to replace its F-5s.
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The U.S. Air Force has figured that its wiser to spend its money on data management of raw intelligence than getting new drones under the MQ-X program.
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A Russia official revealed that Russia and Vietnam are planning to build facilities in Vietnam for the production of the Uran (NATO: SS-N-25 Switchblade) anti-ship missile this year.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are expected to announce plans to develop an unmanned stealth aerial vehicle during a summit in Paris today.
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BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman – Aerospace Systems to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers.
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