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Spares for Su-30MKI will now take just 30 days to manufacture, instead of 12 months
Since inducting the Su-30MKI into service, the Indian Air Force has to wait 12 months for a spare part to be produced once the requirement is raised. This is set to change with the signing of a long term spares agreement with Russia.
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INS Vikramaditya getting first overhaul by September 2016
The Indian Navy has decided that aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will get its first overhaul by September 2016.
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Plans for joint Czech-Slovak Gripen squadron falters
Hopes to form a joint Czech-Slovak Gripen squadron has been dashed as Slovak lacked the money to acquire the fighters, Lidové Noviny reports.
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AIM-9P soldiers on
Orbital ATK has received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for production of the AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor.
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