The United States is eyeing CoCos Islands in the Indian Ocean as a potential base for its Global Hawk UAV, according to media reports.
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Category: Air Force
Indonesian government admits using broker for Su-30 deal
The Indonesian government has finally admitted that a broker company was involved in the purchase of six Su-30 fighters.
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Sri Lankan police found evidence that An-24 was shot down by rebels in March 2000
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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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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