Airbus has secured a deal during DIMDEX, Qatar’s biennial defense exhibition, to sell 28 NH90 helicopters and 16 H125s to the Gulf State.
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Watch the maiden flight of Saab’s GlobalEye
Saab has flown its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden on Mar. 14. The jet was airborne for 1 hour 46 minutes.
Video: Saab
First modernized Il-76MD-M to be transferred to Russian Defense Ministry
The Russian Ministry of Defense has taken delivery of its first modernized Il-76MD-M. The aircraft’s lifespan has been increased and features a glass cockpit.
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New Zealand, Singapore still in talks over F-15SG deployment
New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark said in a statement on Mar. 13 that his country is still evaluating a proposal by Singapore to send a detachment of F-15SG fighters to Ohakea Air Force Base.
By Alert5 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS Carl Vinson in joint training with JS Ise
The Carl Vinson Strike Group has commenced war games with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) JS Ise (DDH 182) on Mar. 11.
By Denver Applehans, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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