Aviation News
Switzerland will soon decide whether the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 or the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 will replace its Ruag Aerospace ADS 95 Ranger.
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India’s defense ministry has ruled that KAI’s protest over the selection of the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II is invalid and
Defence Minister A K Antony said the Cabinet Committee on Security will soon decide on the deal.
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Australia has decided to join the United States in delaying the purchase of its F-35s. Canberra will now decide in 2014.
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The U.S. Air Force lost another F-15E which was on deployment to Southwest Asia. Both crew members ejected safely.
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A Nigerian Air Force F7-Ni fighter jet crashed in Kaduna May 2. The pilot safely ejected. This is the third crash involving the type.
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