Aviation News
Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Yuri Borisov was quoted by Zvezda last month that Russia is working on a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that will replace the MiG-29 and Su-33.
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Greek daily Kathimerini reports that Washington is asking Athens to pay $1.62 billion in order to upgrade 85 F-16s to Block 70 standard.
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Folks over at Warbird News says the KB-50J Superfortress, #49-0389, on display at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is being dismantled for a long road trip to the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Delaware.
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Washington will provide Lebanon with six MD 530G attack helicopters and six Scan Eagles under the Pentagon’s “Building Partner Capacity” program.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told reporters at a press conference on Dec. 14 that Iran has been arming the Houthi militia in Yemen with ballistic missiles and other advanced weapons, in violation of United Nations resolutions.
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