Aviation News
The Manila Standard claims that a source from the Foreign Affairs Department said the Philippine government will acquire two military helicopters from Russia.
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Belgium is shopping for a new fighter to replace its aging F-16 and BAE Systems will take the lead for the Eurofighter Consortium and market the aircraft to Brussels.
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The Luftwaffe has been forced to ground 39 of its Tornado fighter bombers, including six that are deployed to Turkey, after it was determined that an electronic component in the cockpit has a faulty screw.
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Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has denied at a press conference in Washington that his company’s purchase of 40 787-9 and 777-300ER airliners from Boeing is linked to a potential sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar.
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A pair of B-2 stealth bombers from the 509th Bomber Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base dropped inert B61-7 and B61-11 nuclear bombs at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada recently.
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