Aviation News
MD Helicopters of Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $1.3 billion contract on Sept. 5 to supply an estimated quantity of 150 MD 530F helicopters to Afghanistan.
By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Myanmar Air Force Soko G-4 training jet went missing on Sept. 5 and a search is underway. The jet took off from Pathein and contact was lost at 0918 local time.
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Graphic: Myanmar military
Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan confirmed to reporters on Sept. 6 that the country is evaluating the option of buying second-hand F/A-18s from Australia.
By Duan Zhu [GFDL, GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Arizona Air National Guard says the F-16 that crash on Sept. 5 near Safford was a Iraqi Air Force jet. The student pilot did not survive the crash.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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French MQ-9s now operating in Africa will soon be weaponized, Defense Minister Florence Parly disclosed on Sept. 5 during her visit to Toulon.
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