Aviation News
A Sudanese military helicopter crashed in the western region of Darfur on Monday and seven on board were killed.
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INS Vikramaditya is now out in the Barents Sea for its second sea trials where the ship will test its main systems, main and secondary power systems, communications and navigation systems.
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The Texas Army National Guard has retired its last AH-64A, 90-00451, and the aircraft will return to Boeing and re-manufactured into a D model.
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Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) sensor suite recently completed its first flight test on board a modified Sabreliner business jet.
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Taiwan’s Liberty Times said Taipei is considering extending the runway on Taiping Island, the largest island in Spratlys, by 500 meters.
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