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Modi to hand over 3 Cheetals to Afghanistan during state visit

Posted on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 by alert5

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hand over three HAL Cheetal helicopters to Afghanistan during a state visit later this month.

By Anirvan Shukla (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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B-1B, LRS-B to come under AFGSC

Posted on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program will move to the Air Force Global Strike Command from Oct. 1.

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Taiwan to sent P-3C to Spratly Islands

Posted on April 20, 2015 by alert5

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has confirm plans to send its new P-3Cs to Spratly Islands for patrols.

Photo: RoC MND

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Two Yak-130s delivered to Belarus

Posted on April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 by alert5

Irkut has delivered the first two of four Yak-130s to Belarus. The first jet arrived on Apr. 16 on board an Il76.

Photos: VoenTV
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PAF JF-17s to escort Chinese President’s jet into Islamabad

Posted on April 20, 2015 by alert5

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Pakistan today and the PAF will send eight JF-17 fighters to escort his plane into Islamabad airport.

By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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