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The Indian Navy was forced to ditch one of its Searcher unmanned aerial vehicle into waters off Kochi on Jul. 27 after the drone suffered a “critical engine malfunction.”
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The Indonesia Air Force is returning to participate in this year’s Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin, Australia. Five of their latest F-16 Blk 52ID fighters left the country on Jul. 27 for Darwin.
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A second attempt by Airbus to sell its A330 MRTT aerial tanker to the Indian Air Force has failed again. The company said it was informed by India that the request for proposals has been withdrawn in late June.
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The Indian Air Force’s fleet of ten Boeing C-17 airlifters are not fully utilized by the service, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out.
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