Aviation News
KBP Instrument Design Bureau, developer of the Pantsir air defense system, said a naval version will be installed on Russian Navy warships in one to two years time.
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South Korean defense company LIG Nex1 is to build a new vertical-launched anti-missile system by 2015.
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The Indian Navy’s stock of Barak I missiles is fast depleting and the government is slow to replenish the stock due to an ongoing corruption probe into the original deal.
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The final C-130T with digital cockpit modifications from BAE Systems has been delivered to the U.S. Navy.
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U.S. Navy photo
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Two Chinese H-6 bombers, likely PLANAF H-6DGs, flew between Miyokojima and Okinawa islands today. The JASDF scrambled F-15s from Naha air base to shadow the bombers.
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Update: H-6G not D. Note the YJ-12 launch rail on inner pylon.