Aviation News
In this opinion on Aviation Week, Bill Sweetman argued that the U.S. Navy should set a high degree of stealth for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) system.
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The Mi-28N Night Hunter combat helicopter has officially entered into service with the Russian Defence Ministry.
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The United States is quietly rushing a shipment of 75 Hellfire missiles to Iraq to help the latter combat a recent surge in al-Qaida-backed insurgency.
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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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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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