Aviation News
India’s Defense Minister A K Antony will formally induct the C-17 into service with the IAF’s 81 Squadron on Sept. 2.
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A source in the South Korean parliament says Azerbaijan has requested for the sale of KAI T-50 jets.
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Alenia Aermacchi says it has found the cause behind the second M346 crash in May. The information has been shared with its customers and that required modifications have been approved by the Italian defense aviation authority.
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The Guardian reported that military transports and fighters have begun arriving at Britain’s Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus.
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The A-10 section of the 40th Flight Test Squadron is carrying out flight tests to allow the A-10 to carry the 600-gallon fuel tank in combat.
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