Taiwan has set aside Oct. 30 as the day to retire its UH-1H fleet from service.
Putin proposes to buy back MiG-29s from Malaysia and offer MiG-35s
A senior executive from Russia’s Rostec told New Straits Times that Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to sell two squadrons of MiG-35 to Kuala Lumpur and will buy back 18 grounded MiG-29s.
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Eurofighter is withdrawn from the competition in Canada
Airbus Defence and Space has notified Canada on its decision not to participate in the competition to replace the CF-18.
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A B-52H has dropped a LGB from the Conventional Rotary Launcher
A B-52 bomber has dropped a GBU-12 laser guided bomb from the new Conventional Rotary Launcher for the first time on Aug. 28.
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USAF looking at directed-energy weapon systems for airbase defense
The U.S. Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office has published a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website soliciting for information on high-energy lasers or high-powered microwaves that can be tested next year.
Photo: Raytheon
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