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Two C-17s for New Zealand would cost at least $600 million

New Zealand taxpayers will have to fork out at least $600 million if the government decides to replace five C-130s with two C-17s.

The Argentine Air Force (AAF) has selected Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system for its C-130 upgrade program.

Flight Lieutenant James Pears became the first Australian pilot to fly the P-8A Poseidon on Apr. 14 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Swiss Air Force discovered that sixteen of its F-5 fighters have cracks in their fuselage. Ten of them will have to be retired from service.

Posted on April 15, 2015 by alert5

Serbian Prime Minister Alexander Vucic said his government will buy the Mi-17 or Mi-171 helicopter from Russia.