Paris to order A330 MRTT next year

France plans to place an order in 2013 for the Airbus A330 refueling tanker and the planes will be delivered in 2017.

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Indian PC-7 deal going nowhere

The Indian Air Force is frustrated over delays to acquire the Pilatus PC-7 trainer as cabinet committee on Security has refused to approve the deal.

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