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The former fire chief of the U.S. Air Force, James E. Podolske Jr., has pleaded guilty to two charges, one for divulging contract bid information to a contractor and taking more than $100,000 raised for charity.
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Saab’s Gripen E fighter is not expected to make its maiden flight this year as the aerospace company has elected to qualify the aircraft’s distributed integrated modular avionics (DIMA) design to commercial standards before any test flights.
Ukraine’s Antonov has completed the assembly of its An-132 prototype. Photos of the aircraft were posted on Facebook showing the aircraft being towed out of the hangar.
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Photo from Facebook/Ihor Kozak
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Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first three of the 11 AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to PT Dirgantara Indonesia which will configure the machines for anti-submarine warfare.
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The Indian government has approved the request by the Navy to buy 12 upgraded Do 228 maritime patrol aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
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