Aviation News
A Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter crashed into the Aegean Sea on Apr. 12 and the pilot was killed.
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Israeli arms supplier Rafael has proposed a series of upgrades to South Africa in order to bring its Gripens to 4.5 generation standard.
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The System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the F-35 program is winding down after the final developmental test flight was completed on Apr. 11.
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At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging threats, lawmakers were told that a project to fit a 60-kilowatt laser on the AC-130J still lacks $58 million to get the program fully funded.
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The Pentagon has given Boeing a $64 million contract to restart the production line of the AGM-84H SLAM-ER missile.
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