According to The Hindu, Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd are close to securing the contract to sell 56 C295W transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force.
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Trump getting his first wall; at Palm Beach airport
The authorities at Palm Beach International Airport is coming up with a permanent wall around the southern perimeter of the airport in order to shield Air Force One from prying eyes when President Trump is in town.
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Bangladesh signs contract for 5 Mi-171Sh
Bangladesh Air Force’s Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operation & Training) Air Vice Marshal M Naim Hassan sign a contract with Rosoboronexport for five Mi-171Sh helicopters on Jun. 13.
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Pilot error in Swiss F/A-18 crash
The Swiss military has determined that the pilot of a F/A-18 that crashed in France back in 2015 was to be blame for the incident.
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Germany withdraws P-3C detachment in Djibouti
A German P-3C detachment in Djibouti has ended its deployment there. The aircraft along with 85 personnel are part of Germany’s contribution to the EU NAVFOR mission there.
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