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Leonardo has not been able to deliver the first of two C-27Js ordered by Slovakia on time, TASR newswire reported on Jan. 4. The plan was to have it delivered by end of 2016.
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Nigeria’s 2016 Defense Budget disclosed that the country paid $15 million to buy three JF-17 fighters from PAC.
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A B-52H bomber assigned to Minot Air Force Base had one of its TF-33 engine fall off the aircraft during a training flight on Jan. 4.
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Pilatus has managed to secure three orders for 21 PC-21 turboprop trainers from the French Air Force, the Royal Jordanian Air Force and QinetiQ last month.
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Sputnik reports that Moscow and New Delhi are close to finalzing an agreement for a logistic hub in India that will provide crucial Su-30 spare parts to the Indian Air Force.
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