The Indian government has placed an order for 32 Dhruv helicopters with Hindustan Aeronautics and 16 of these will go to the Navy while the rest for the coast guard.
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The Indian government has placed an order for 32 Dhruv helicopters with Hindustan Aeronautics and 16 of these will go to the Navy while the rest for the coast guard.
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aeroprints.com [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Six Sa’ar-6 corvettes that Israel is buying from Germany will have twice the amount of Iron Dome interceptors than planned.
Chinese fighter manufacturer Shenyang has been ordered by the People’s Liberation Army to quickly complete the development of its tandem-seat J-15S carrier-borne fighter in order to have President Xi Jinping trap on board carrier Liaoning.
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A spokesperson from China’s Ministry of National Defense told the press on Mar. 30 that the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier will be launched soon.
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Indonesia’s PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has delivered two AS565 MBe anti-submarine helicopters to the Indonesian military.
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