Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee that Singapore will decide by this summer whether to buy the F-35.
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Indian Air Force SA-8s failed repeatedly
Three live firing attempts of SA-8 missiles by the Indian Air Force failed on Apr. 24. During the first two attempts, the missiles failed to reach its target. On the final attempt, the failed immediately after being fired.
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Kazakh MiG-31 crashed
The Kazakhstan Air Force lost a MiG-31 on Apr. 23. The pilot was killed and the co-pilot survived.
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Eurocopter flies unmanned EC145
An unmanned EC145 has flown at the French Air Force base in Istres, France. Eurocopter is using the helicopter to validate its optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) demonstration program.
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Russian spy plane flew along Swedish coast
A Russian spy plane in the straits between Sweden’s Öland and Gotland on Apr. 20 while a multinational exercise was being carried out nearby.
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