The DSCA has notified the U.S. Congress on a potential sale of 600 AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missiles.
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Category: Air Force
Two Cambodian Air Force generals killed in Z-9 helicopter crash
Two generals from the Cambodian Air Force were killed when the Z-9 helicopter, #MH-904, they were in crashed into a pond.
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New office to take charge of naming U.S. military aircraft
The responsibility of designating new U.S. military aircraft has been passed from the Air Force Materiel Command to an office in the Pentagon.
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Indian Air Force scrambled MiG-21s to intercept Turkish airliner
Two Indian Air Force MiG-21s were scrambled on Jul. 13 to intercept a Turkish commercial jet after it broadcast a transponder code similar to another aircraft before it.
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CF-18s in Romania will relocate to Lithuania for NATO Baltic air policing mission
Six Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s currently in Romania will be redeployed to Lithuania in August to augment the NATO Baltic Air Policing.
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