Aviation News
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems has been awarded a FMS contract to supply APG-68 (V) 9 radars for the Royal Thai Air Force (6), the Republic of Iraq (22) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (15).
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An Israeli company has come up with a tethered hovering UAV that can survey the area around it from 50 meters within 15 seconds of activation.
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South Korea missile maker LIG Nex1 is selling an up to 49 percent stake to private equity firms and strategic buyers.
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Saab’s CEO Hakan Buskhe said his company’s chances of selling the Gripen to Brazil has been boosted by the Swiss selection.
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The Pentagon has asked Government Liquidation, an Arizona company, to scrap aircraft store at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Continue reading “F-111s, C-5s, F-15s, C-130s, S-3s, A-4s, F-14s, H-53s, F-4s and C-141s being sold for scrap”