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Leonardo has not been able to deliver the first of two C-27Js ordered by Slovakia on time, TASR newswire reported on Jan. 4. The plan was to have it delivered by end of 2016.
By André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Nigeria’s 2016 Defense Budget disclosed that the country paid $15 million to buy three JF-17 fighters from PAC.
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A B-52H bomber assigned to Minot Air Force Base had one of its TF-33 engine fall off the aircraft during a training flight on Jan. 4.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has brought forward its plan to resume training on inflight refueling for Ospreys deployed to Japan. Initially, it was scheduled to resume training on Jan. 19. This has been brought forward to Jan. 6.
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Pilatus has managed to secure three orders for 21 PC-21 turboprop trainers from the French Air Force, the Royal Jordanian Air Force and QinetiQ last month.
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