Aviation News
According to this story on Bloomberg, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky will offer a mix fleet of MH-60R and S model helicopters to the Indian Navy.
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The U.S. Army says the new Block III Apache has so much improvements that it should be designated as the AH-64E.
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Britain has ordered five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems from Raytheon.
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William Walker, the oldest surviving pilot to fight in the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 99.
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The Royal Air Force will stand up 13 Squadron at RAF Waddington as a MQ-9 unit with five aircraft. This is the first Reaper squadron based in United Kingdom.
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