Aviation News
Industry sources told Defense News that Canada will announce the winner of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft competition by end of this year.
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India’s indigenous Rustom 2 armed unmanned aerial vehicle will be making its first flight between Jul. 28 and Aug. 2 at the Chitradurga flight test range.
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The Iranian Air Force lost a Sukhoi Su-24 fighter bomber on Jul. 10 when one crashed near Lake Bakhtegan in the southern province of Fars. Hit the source for photos of the wreckage.
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Russia’s Interfax news agency says the Syrian Mi-25 that was shot down on Jul. 8, killing two Russian pilots, were hit by a TOW anti-tank missile.
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Reuters says British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to finalize deals for the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and AH-64E attack helicopters during the Farnborough airshow which starts Jul. 11.
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