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Aviation Week reported that Airbus Defense and Space will soon receive a request for proposals from Netherlands, Norway and Poland for a joint purchase of the A330 MRTT.
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The first Yak-130 for the Bangladesh Air Force made its maiden flight on Apr. 29. The aircraft’s serial number is 130.12.02-0101. Delivery is expected to be in June and eight out of 16 aircraft on order have been constructed.
According to Jane’s, U.S. defense secretary Ashton Carter is expected to offer the Textron AirLand Scorpion to the Indian Air Force.
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The Rafale fighter has carried out its first guided firing of the Meteor air-to-air missile against an air target.
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Turkey has an urgent requirement for an unknown number of armed unmanned aerial vehicles and interested parties have until May 25 to respond.
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