Aviation News
The Philippine Navy’s newest weapon acquisitions – the AW109 and multi-purpose assault craft (MPAC) – will be conducting a joint live firing drill this month to showcase the interoperability of its air and surface assets.
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Kuwait will pay $34.6 million to buy 38 sets of CD-108B/ALE-50(V) Control, Dispenser, Decoy, Countermeasures Integrated Multi-Platform Launch Controller (IMPLC) for its legacy F/A-18 aircraft.
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Malaysia’s Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu told his parliamentary colleagues on Jul. 31 that the country has only four Su-30MKMs that can fly.
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U.S. intelligence agencies have observed activity in a North Korean missile factory in Sanumdong, on the outskirts of Pyongyang, suggesting that the North is still producing the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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The U.S. Marine Corps flew its final RQ-7B flight on Jul. 29. The unmanned aircraft was used to support amphibious landing demonstration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.
