Aviation News
The Nikkei is reporting that India will go ahead and approve the purchase of 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan on Nov. 7.
By Toshiro Aoki (http://jp-spotters.com/6032LL.html) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Air Force has been forced to carry out urgent repairs to its E-3D early warning aircraft after an issue was discovered with the aircraft’s electrical cabling.
Photo: SAC Andy Stevens/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Sikorsky CH-148 naval helicopter conducted its first anti-submarine warfare testing with HMCS Windsor off the coast of Nova Scotia recently.
By Gerry Metzler (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyguy71/6903672186/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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MBDA has been awarded a $125 million Demonstration and Manufacture contract by the British Ministry of Defense for the Sea Ceptor air defense system for the Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship (GCS).
Photo: © MBDA UK Ltd
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