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Chairman of India’s state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told reporters that the Akash air defense missile system is indeed being offered to Vietnam.
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The Royal Air Force has confirmed that one of its A400M transport aircraft will be dispatched to New Zealand this month for the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Air Tatoo.
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The Indian Navy will decommission the world’s oldest active aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, on Mar. 6. It was previously HMS Hermes under the British flag and participated in the Falklands war.
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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is asking General Electric to conduct a study for an “F414-GE-400 core enhancement evaluation,” Flight Global reports.
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Speaking at Aero India 2017, United Engine Corporation (UEC) CEO Alexander Artyuhov said the AL-41F turbofan engine has been offered to India as part of the Su-30MKI upgrade proposal.
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