Aviation News
The Manila Standard claims that a source from the Foreign Affairs Department said the Philippine government will acquire two military helicopters from Russia.
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Indonesia brought out its Chiron Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) at the annual Angkasa Yudha exercise last week.
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A German Navy frigate will be operating in the Mediterranean next year with a Royal Navy AW159 naval helicopter aboard.
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Belgium is shopping for a new fighter to replace its aging F-16 and BAE Systems will take the lead for the Eurofighter Consortium and market the aircraft to Brussels.
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The Luftwaffe has been forced to ground 39 of its Tornado fighter bombers, including six that are deployed to Turkey, after it was determined that an electronic component in the cockpit has a faulty screw.
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