Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has threatened to start looking for a new fighter unless Sweden improves its offer to extend a lease of Gripens.
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Category: Air Force
Columbia seeks five UH-60Ls
The U.S. Congress has been informed of a potential deal to sell five UH-60Ls to Columbia for $87
million.
GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator ready for deployment
U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Wednesday that the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator is ready for deployment.
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Aviakon and Sagem to upgrade Ukrainian Mi-24
Ukraine’s Mi-24 helicopters will be modernized by state firm Aviakon and Sagem. Sagem will install new on-board computer, multifunction displays, an optoelectronic station, an inertial-satellite navigation system, and a digital map generator.
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Taiwan suspends test-firing of Sparrow missiles
Taiwan has suspended the testing of AIM/RIM-7 Sparrow missiles after three failures during an exercise in January last year.
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