Aviation News
The Trump administration has cleared Australia’s request to buy 70 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and 40 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM).
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The Russian Air Force is busy preparing for the Victory Day parade next month and the Russia Knights are bring their Su-30SMs to the parade for the first time.
Kyodo says Japan has decided to accelerate the study of deploying the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in the country.
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Two years ago, Georgia placed an order for air defense radars and a VL MICA short-range surface-to-air missile system battery with France, till now, the package is yet to be delivered.
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Some Japanese defense officials are worried that the high maintenance costs for U.S.-made military aircraft are going to hurt the country’s security capabilities.
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