India is unable to deliver the last Mi-25 attack helicopter to Afghanistan due to a lack of spares to make the aircraft serviceable.
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Nigeria wants to replace the Chinese CH-3 UAV with Yahbon Flash-20 from UAE
News outlets from Nigeria reported that the country is planning to phase out its Chinese-made CH-3 unmanned aerial vehicles and substitute them with the Yabhon Flash-20 made by UAE’s ADCOM Systems.
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Swedish Gripen escorted Olympic team home
The Swedish Air Force dispatched its Gripen fighters to escort an airliner carrying members of the Swedish Olympic team home from Rio, Brazil on Aug. 21.
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Israeli Air Force switching to new water extraction model
The Israeli Air Force has changed the way it extracts aircrew from water scenarios after taking into account lessons learned in the crash of a F-16D in 2013.
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Iran’s defense minister doesn’t rule out opening more bases to Russia
Iran’s defense minister Hossein Deqhan has said Tehran is currently allowing Russia to base its warplanes at Hamadan air base but he does not rule out allowing Moscow more access to other bases in future.
Source: Social Media
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