French President Francois Hollande will try to sell the Dassault Rafale to Qatar during a state visit later this week.
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Day: June 20, 2013
IA-63 Pampa III will have Russian ejection seat
The IA-63 Pampa III will have a Russian ejection seat instead of Martin-Baker. FAdeA president Cristina Fernandez said the Martin-Baker seat could still be fitted if required by export customers.
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RAF Navigator wins French medal for second time
RAF Navigator Flt. Lt. Ian “Abbo” Abson has been awarded the French Croix de la Valeur Militaire with Bronze Star (Cross of Military Valour with bronze star) for the second time.
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MV-22s deploy on USS Bonhomme Richard
Four MV-22s from VMM-263 are now embarked on board USS Bonhomme Richard for their maiden Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) deployment.
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VMAQT-1 stands up
VMAQ-1 became VMAQT-1 during a redesignation ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point on Jun. 14. With the change, VMAQT-1 will now take over the training of its EA-6B aviators from the U.S. Navy.
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