Germany’s Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg informed parliament on Thursday that six Tornado fighters in Afghanistan will be withdrawn.
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Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Option to Purchase Canadian CF-5s
Tactical Air Defense Services, Inc. announce that it is has acquired the exclusive contractual right to purchase six Canadian CF-5 Fighter Jets and related assets (the “CAD Assets”) from Crown Asset Distribution, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Canada.
BRS Aerospace to Provide Airframe Parachutes for Indian Air Force
BRS Aerospace has been selected by the Indian Air Force to supply its parachute recovery systems for the HAL HPT-32 basic trainer used by the IAF.
Four fighters crashed within 24 hours
A total of four fighters were lost within twenty-four hours across the world. A F-7 went down in Bangladesh in the afternoon. Hours later, two Croatian MiG-21s were lost as well. Last night, a Belarussian MiG-29 crashed during low-level training as well.
L-3 Communications awarded $61 million to modify MC-130W with Precision Strike package
L-3 Communications has been awarded a $61 million contract to modify eight MC-130Ws with a Precision Strike package.