Aviation News
Israel’s David’s Sling anti-ballistic missile system made its combat debut on Jul. 23 when two interceptors were fired when a pair of Syrian OTR-21 (NATO: SS-21) ballistic missiles were detected approaching Israel’s border.
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Iraqi Ambassador to Russian Haidar Mansour Hadi said in an interview with TASS that his country has yet to make a decision regarding the purchase of the S-400 air defense missile system.
By Соколрус [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
A de Havilland Venom crashed shortly after takeoff from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin on Jul. 20.
A new book by Dan Hampton has claimed that civilian test pilot George Welch that broke the sound barrier instead of Chuck Yeager.
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Maldives has reversed its decision to send back to Dhruv helicopters to India and has requested the two aircraft to remain till December.
By Indian Navy [GODL-India], via Wikimedia Commons