Aviation News
News report from India says Thailand is keen on buying the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for its Navy.
Rakesh Mangraj for Ministry of Defence, Government of India [GODL-India], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has started deploying its P-1 maritime patrol aircraft at Kanoya.
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A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 went supersonic during a scramble on Jul. 29 at around 2:50pm local time. The sonic boom was heard in the city of Lausanne.
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Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon announced on Jul. 29 that it will be giving $167 million to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC to convert 263 AGM-88B anti-radiation missiles into 260 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds and 3 Captive Air Training missiles.
David Monniaux [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told Philippine News Agency that pilots and maintenance personnel are now in Jordan to train on operating the AH-1 attack helicopter.
By SSGT MIKE HAGGERTY – USAF (VIRIN: DF-ST-86-07644) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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