Aviation News
A one-ton German World War 2 bomb was found in Marseille, southern France, on Sunday. Officials in Marseille evacuated 1,000 people in order to remove the relic.
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Raytheon’s U.K. arm has been unable to sell a large batch of Paveway IVs to Saudi Arabia due to objections from the U.S. State Department.
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French newspaper Les Echos reported that India wants to conclude negotiations for 126 Rafale fighters within six months.
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News reports from Taiwan says the randomes of the AIM-120 air-to-air missile are splitting. The U.S. military says Taiwan’s humid climate is the culprit behind the cracks.
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An Iranian aeronautical engineer said a new UAV has been produced. The Shaparak can operate with a radius of 50 kilometers and fly up to 15,000 feet while airborne for 3.5 hours.
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