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Speaking to reporters after delivering a lecture on Aug. 29, Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Rahal, said discussion on purchase of 36 Rafale fighters is in its “final stages”.
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Saab is willing to sell its Erieye airborne early warning technology to Indonesia.
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By Alan D R Brown [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
A Nigerian Air Force Do 228 transport aircraft crashed on Aug. 29 in Kaduna. The aircraft, NAF030, is said to have hit a house.
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Photo: Olatunji Obasa
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This is the expected flying sequence for China’s victory parade on Sept. 3. New aircraft appearing for the first time include the J-15, H-6K and KJ-500.
The Pentagon’s Office of Operational Test and Evaluation will make the F-35 undergo a series of tests on the close-air support mission in 2018.
By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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