India test fired its Astra air-to-air missile twice on May 20 and each time the launch aircraft performed a high-G maneuver when releasing the missile.
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Category: Air Force
Boeing in “early discussions” to export A-10
Boeing hopes to export the A-10 to other countries and a company official said it has “begun early discussions.”
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France eyes 4 C-130s as A400M delays continue
Reuters reported that France will make a decision by end of the year whether to buy four C-130 aircraft.
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Operational testing of upgraded French E-3F completed
France has declared Initial operating capability (IOC) of its modernized E-3F AWACS with the delivery of the second upgraded aircraft by Boeing.
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A400M black box sent to U.S.
According to Reuters, Airbus Defence & Space had sent at least one of the black boxes on board the A400M that crashed to OEM L3 Communications for decoding.
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