Aviation News
India boast that it has developed a missile defense shield that can be deployed at short notice to protect two cities at the same time.
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BAE Systems is close to securing a deal to sell up to 30 Hawk trainers to Saudi Arabia for 500 million pounds.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev named General Viktor Bondarev as the new air force chief on his last day as president.
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WAVY.com revealed that on Feb. 9 a twin engine civilian aircraft passed one to one and a half miles behind and 500 feet above a E-2C in Norfolk.
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An Israeli military observation balloon has crashed near the Gaza strip after being hit by a civilian aeroplane.
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