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After failing to secure second-hand F-16s from Israel, Croatia has approached Sweden and United States to buy new fighters, Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic said.
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China has confirmed that the launch of Yaogan-33 satellite aboard a Long March 4C rocket on May 23 has failed. The third stage of the launch system was to be blamed for the failure.
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Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa recently went solo on a MiG-21 last week and now there is news that he will personally lead a ‘missing man’ formation flight to honor Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.
Some Japanese officials and former senior Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) officers have pointed out that the conversion of the two Izumo-class helicopter destroyers into fixed-wing aircraft carriers is not practical from an operational point of view.
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The Royal Air Force’s 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron has tested the Leonardo BriteCloud active missile decoy thirty-three times since April.
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