Aviation News
The Sri Lankan government has given the green light to buy new fighter aircraft for its air force, Cabinet Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said.
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Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Deborah Lee James confirmed to reporters that she will meet with air force senior staff members to make a decision on approving the low-rate initial production of the Boeing KC-46 tanker.
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Caylym brought its Guardian Containerized Aerial Fire Fighting System (CAFFS) to Thailand for a demonstration to the Royal Thai Air Force recently. That was the first time the Guardian was demonstrated in Asia.
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Russia has gained value experience operating its attack helicopters in Syria and one of the lessons learned was that the metal rotor blades were wearing out faster in the harsh environment in Syria. In future, Russia will be switching to composite rotor blades to mitigate the issues.
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French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Kuwait on Aug. 9 to sign an agreement to sell 30 Airbus H225M helicopters to the Gulf State for approximately $1.1 billion.
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