Aviation News
Israel will stop buying the Iron Dome anti-missile battery and halt development of the David Sling due to budget constraints.
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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security is expected to clear an estimated $800 million deal for 99 General Electric F414 fighter engines.
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Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung has published what it says is a confidential report by the Swiss Air Force on its evaluation of the three fighters to replace its F-5.
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The crew of a Arizona Air National Guard KC-135 were treated for minor smoke inhalation at the airport in Phoenix.
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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz said it is important for the industry to produce a new bomber at an affordable price so that it could be built in significant numbers.
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