Vietnam unveiled a new indigenous high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed HS-6L to the media on Dec. 10.
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Russia keen to let Iran manufacture parts for Superjet
Russia’s minister of trade and industry says Moscow is interested to have Iran produce parts for the Sukhoi Superjet.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (SSJ-100-95) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada’s new defense minister doesn’t rule out F-35 from fighter competition
Canada’s new defense minister Harjit Sajjan was asked twice during a conference call with reporters whether the Lockheed Martin F-35 is being excluded from the competition to replace the CF-18, and both times he sidestepped the question.
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Hunter T7 that crashed had out of date parts
The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch’s (AAIB) probe into the fatal crash of a Hawker Hunter T7 at the Shoreham air show found that the jet’s ejection seat parts had expired and its technical manual had not been updated.
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Saudi forces intercepted ballistic missile fired from Yemen
A ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards Jizan, Saudi Arabia was successfully intercepted by the Saudi military. A counter strike by the Saudis destroyed the launcher.
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