Aviation News
A Nigerian Air Force AW101 was badly damaged in an accident recently. Two AW101s were transferred from the Presidential fleet to the Air Force. The mishap aircraft is said to be the only serviceable helicopter at the time of the incident as the other AW101 was undergoing maintenance.
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Source: Thenewsguru.com
The Israeli Air Force intends to launch a program to find a replacement for its Sikorsky CH-53 Yasur and both Lockheed Martin and Boeing are expected to vie for the contract.
By Oren Rozen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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At IDEAS 2016, Turkey and Pakistan signed an agreement to supply 52 Super Mushshak basic trainers for the Turkish military.
By Sergey Ryabtsev [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The former fire chief of the U.S. Air Force, James E. Podolske Jr., has pleaded guilty to two charges, one for divulging contract bid information to a contractor and taking more than $100,000 raised for charity.
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US Air Force photo/Lois Walsh
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Saab’s Gripen E fighter is not expected to make its maiden flight this year as the aerospace company has elected to qualify the aircraft’s distributed integrated modular avionics (DIMA) design to commercial standards before any test flights.