Indonesia’s Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshall Ida Bagus Putu Dunia, said more Super Tucanos will arrive this year to form a squadron at Abdulrahman Saleh airbase in Malang, East Java.
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Rajiv Gandhi was “main negotiator” to sell Viggen to India
The Hindu newspaper reported that before he became India’s Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was hired by Saab-Scania to sell its Viggen fighter to New Delhi in the 1970s.
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YouTube: Dominican Air Force ENAER T-35 crashed during airshow
Two Dominican Air Force pilots were killed when their ENAER T-35 Pillán crashed during an aerial display in the Caribbean Sea off the shore of Santo Domingo on Apr. 7.
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U.S. to delay test of Minuteman III ICBM
The White House has decided to delay a test of the Minuteman III intercontinental missile scheduled next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Eurocopter, Turbomeca and WZL 1 to establish two full assembly lines for Poland’s military helicopter acquisition
Eurocopter and Turbomeca have signed an agreement with Poland’s Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) for two separate full assembly lines within Poland for the EC725 Caracal helicopter and its Makila 2 turboshaft engines in a bid to win the tender for 70 new multi-role helicopters.
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