Aviation News
The Royal Thai Army has signed a contract for two AW139 twin-engine helicopters. These aircraft will be delivered in 2014 to perform transport and utility missions across the nation.
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PARSYS has completed the test program of the PARS 3 LR guided missile. Series production will start once the Federal Agency for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilization of the German Armed Forces approve the test results.
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South Korea said it agreed with the U.S. to extend the range of its ballistic missiles from 300 km to 800 km.
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Pilots and maintainers from the Republic of Korea’s Army Test and Evaluation Group were hosted by the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Sept. 24-25 at Fort Campbell where they learn first hand on how an Apache battalion conducts daily operations and maintenance.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Xeriqua Garfinkel
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Indian media reports that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a Rs 5,000 crore contract to upgrade the UAVs of the three services of Indian military.
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