Flying Officer Fanny Chollet is the first woman in the Swiss Air Force to be qualified as a fighter pilot.
India to take delivery of AH-64Es in July, C-17 in August
India will start taking delivery of the 22 AH-64Es that it has ordered in July. The last C-17 will also be delivered one month later.
By U.S. Air Force by Jet Fabara [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Airbus certifies A400M Cargo Hold Tanks refueling unit
The A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refueling unit was recently certified, clearing the way for the cargo plane to be cleared for full air-to-air refueling operations as a tanker.
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RAF Engineer becomes first ever U.K. female military three-star Commander
Sue Gray, an RAF engineer, has been promoted to the rank of Air Marshal. She is the first woman to become a three-star officer in the British Armed Forces.
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MBDA’s SPIMM system is meant to protect supply ships
MBDA has introduced its SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module) system, based on the SIMBAD-RC system, at Navdex 2019.
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