Aviation News
The Indian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Rosoboronexport to modernize ten Ka-28 naval helicopters of the Indian Navy.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Grandin (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=121465) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S Air Force published two requests for proposals to the industry on Jul. 29 for the replacements of the LGM-30G intercontinental ballistic missile and AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles. Both weapons are nuclear-armed.
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On Jul. 29, the Mi-28NM carried out its first hover at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
The B-1B will soon be a common sight at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as the Pacific Air Force is rotating out the B-52s and replace them with B-1s from Ellsworth Air Force Base, starting from Aug. 6.
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Japan’s MIM-104 PAC-3 air defense missile systems will be upgraded with Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors starting from next year in order to enhance the air defense coverage during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
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