Aviation News
Britain has given AgustaWestland two contracts worth £760 million to convert 25 Air Force AW101 Merlin helicopters for naval use and a five-year maintenance contract for the Apache AH Mk.1.
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India and Japan have reached a broad agreement on a deal for ShinMaywa to supply at least 15 US-2 amphibious planes to India.
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The Pentagon has cleared the Boeing P-8A to enter full-rate production (FRP).
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The RQ-21A Blackjack has started its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine in California.
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The Royal Navy was forced to buy parts from its former carrier Ark Royal after they discover that they do not have those parts to replace sections damaged by fire on board HMS Illustrious.
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