An unknown quadcopter entered the no-fly zone Iran’s capital Tehran on Jan. 16 and local forces fired anti-aircraft guns at it to force it away.
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Day: January 17, 2017
Indonesian President Jokowi doesn’t want to reveal his choice for new TNI AU chief
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) told reporters that he has made up his mind on the next commander of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) but he is not ready to disclose his decision.
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Finnish Navy keen on having updated Umkhonto SAM on Hamina-class FAC
Finnish Navy’s Commodore Veli-Pekka Heinonen spoke to Jane’s recently on the upgrade program of the Hamina-class fast attack craft (FAC).
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Technical feasibility study on JNAAM to be ready this year
Sankei news reports that the joint British-Japanese technical feasibility study for the Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (JNAAM) will be completed by this year.
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BAE Systems selected to update F-22’s HUD
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to modernize the F-22’s head-up display (HUD) for the U.S. Air Force, replacing it with a completely digital version, the company said in a press release.
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