Aviation News
Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Navy for the upgrading of the command and control system on the aircraft carrier H.T.M.S. Chakri Naruebet.
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Two Taiwanese nationals, a man and a woman, has been charged in court for trying to buy U.S. military technology for Beijing.
Continue reading “If you can’t build it, steal it. Taiwanese pair accused of planning to steal E-2C for China”
Japan’s Shinmaywa US-2 STOL amphibious aircraft could enter service with the Indian Navy as the latter is evaluating the aircraft for search-and-rescue missions.
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Special forces operating in the front line could provide updated targeting data from their mini-UAVs for Tomahawk cruise missiles on their way to their targets.
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France will upgrade 10 Rafale Ms from F1 to F3 standard. The announcement did not say when the upgrade will commence.
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