The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 56 AIM-120C-7 air-to-air missiles to Japan for $113 million.
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Official photos of Mali’s first two Mi-35Ms
Mali’s Presidential office has released images of the first two Mi-35M attack helicopters that were delivered to the country last month.
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Photos: Mali’s Presidential office
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Uzbekistan signals interest in Su-30SM
Russian business daily Kommersant reported on Oct. 4 that Uzbekistan has a list of weapons to buy from Moscow and one of the items is the Su-30SM.
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Cost and performance killed the Lavi
Kobi Richter, the former Israeli Air Force Weapons Department head, wrote this op-ed on why he had supported the decision to cancel the indigenous Lavi fighter.
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RSAF exercise in New Zealand was disrupted by Auckland fuel crisis
A spokesperson from New Zealand’s Defence Force confirmed that the Singapore F-16 detachment had to halt its flying training on Sept. 19 and 20 due to the jet fuel crisis in Auckland.
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