Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force has started an effort to eventually arm its MQ-9 unmanned aircraft with air-to-air missiles, Jane’s reported.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Mar. 7 regarding a potential Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of 300 AIM-9X Block II missiles.
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The Israeli Air Force has declared the Rafael SPICE 1000 precision-guided bomb has reached initial operational capability (IOC) on its F-16C/D fleet.
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Three anonymous sources told Reuters that Tokyo has decided that its next fighter will be based on a Western design and the project will costs around $40 billion.
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Indonesia has decided to purchase two A400M transport aircraft from Airbus but these planes will not have any military role as they will be used to move goods around the eastern part of the country.
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