Aviation News
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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Mark Stokes and L.C. Russell Hsiao from the Project 2049 Institute explains how Taiwan can play an important role in the Pentagon’s Air-Sea Battle concept.
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British military planners concluded that the F-35C is more effective than the B-model, the Daily Telegraph reported after seeing a secret Ministry of Defense document.
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