Russia’s Ulan-Ude aircraft manufacturing plant is developing a variant of the Mi-8 that is suited for Arctic warfare.
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Brazil could be production base for future Gripens sold in South America, Africa
Now that Brazil has selected the Gripen, the Swedish government is working on a joint strategy with Saab to use Brazil as the primary production base for future Gripen-E sales to South America and Africa.
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UCLASS expected to be as large as F-14
The U.S. Navy has decided that the UCLASS UAV will be as large as the F-14 with strike capability.
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Assembly of An-140 for Russian military to start soon
Russia’s Aviakor aircraft plant on Saturday announced that it will soon assemble the first An-140 for the Russian military.
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Poland selects Alenia Aermacchi M-346
The Polish Ministry of Defense has decided to buy eight M-346 advanced jet trainers.
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