Sweden has decided to adhere to Czech demands for a lower price to lease 14 Gripens for a 10-year extension.
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Category: Air Force
Indian tweak VVIP helicopter tender requirements so that AW101 can compete
Documents seen by Indian Express showed that the Indian defense ministry had tweaked the requirements for a tender to buy 12 VVIP helicopters so that the AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter can compete.
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Syria tried to ship helicopters back from Russia via Iraq
ProPublica, non-profit investigative news organization, has evidence that Syria had tried to ship it’s Mi-25 attack helicopters back home from Russia via Iraq.
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LM, Pentagon agrees on F-35 Lot 5
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have in principle agreed on 32 F-35 fighters under Lot 5 production.
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Black Eagle T-50 crash was caused by maintenance error
A maintenance officer forgot to remove a shut-off wire on a Black Eagle T-50 jet. The aircraft took off and crashed into a mountain on Nov. 15.
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