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Mali signs contract for six A-29s

Posted on June 17, 2015 by alert5

At the Paris Airshow, Mali signed a contract for six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops with Embraer on Jun. 15.

Brazilian Air Force [Attribution or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons

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Georgia signs contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems

Posted on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 by alert5

Georgia’s Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli announced she had signed a contract to buy an air defense equipment from a French company during the Paris Airshow.

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Airbus Helicopters to launch Super Puma replacement

Posted on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 by alert5

Airbus Helicopters will announce a replacement for the H225-class of helicopter at the Paris Airshow this week. The project is given the code name X6.

By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Pakistan says first JF-17 export order confirmed

Posted on June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 by alert5

Speaking to Flight Global ahead of the Paris Airshow, a Pakistani official confirmed that the JF-17 has secured its first export order.

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RAF Waddington 2016 airshow in doubt

Posted on June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 by alert5

There are concerns that the RAF Waddington airshow, cancelled in 2015, might not happen next year as well as the Royal Air Force is facing issuing refurbishing the runway.

Ian Simons [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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