A An-24, chartered by the Sri Lanka military, crashed in March 2000 shortly after take-off. Local police have found two suspects who confessed to shooting it down with two missiles.
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Category: Air Force
It was Azerbaijan that bought a Green Pine radar last year
The single EL/M-2080 Green Pine radar that was sold by Elta last year was destined for Azerbaijan. Besides the radar, Azerbaijan also bought Gabriel anti-ship missiles, five Heron and five Searcher UAVs and a Barak-8 air defense system with 75 missiles.
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Canada never seriously look at F-35 alternatives
Since 2005, Canadian officials have been favoring Lockheed Martin over other fighter manufacturers when they went shopping for a replace of the CF-18.
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TPS-75 deployed in Arabian Gulf
The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron has deployed a new TPS-75 radar in the Arabian Gulf region.
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PLAAF J-8 had engine, radio failure
A PLAAF J-8 fighter pilot successfully recovered his aircraft after the jet suffered an engine and radio failure shortly after take off on Mar. 9.
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