Aviation News
The U.S. House of Representatives has authorize the sale of 66 F-16s to Taiwan as part of the 2013 National Defense Authorization act.
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BAE Systems could package 55 PC-21s to go along with its Hawk trainers in a deal with Saudi Arabia.
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A Hawker Hunter from Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. crashed while returning to land at Naval Base Ventura County on Friday.
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A worker with a Russian defense firm has been sentenced to eight years in prison for passing secrets of the Bulava intercontinental missile to a foreign intelligence service.
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A Venezuelan Mi-17 crashed during a training flight at an airport in the western town of San Felipe on May 18.
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