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The Royal Canadian Air Force will request $500 million from the government in order to fund the upgrade of avionics on its CF-18 fleet.
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Taiwan had planned to shoot down its indigenous Sky Bow II interceptor with the American Patriot air defense system on Oct. 5 but the countdown was aborted after a China Coast Guard vessel was found lurking nearby.
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An Israeli Air Force F-16I crashed in southern Israel on Oct. 5 and the pilot, a deputy squadron commander, died after ejecting from the aircraft.
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A Royal Malaysian Air Force S-61 helicopter crashed into a school hall in Balung, East Malaysia on Oct. 4. All 14 on board the aircraft and 11 on the ground were treated for injuries.
Berlin had decided to buy between four to six C-130Js and operate them as a pool together with aircraft being purchase by France, the Wall Street Journal said.
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