Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force has revealed the number of A-10 attack jets that will be retired each year before the type is completely withdrawn from service in 2022.
By: Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman, U.S. Air Force (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An anonymous source from the Indian Ministry of Defence told Defense News that New Delhi has laid out a plan to procure 5,000 unmanned aerial vehicles over the next ten years.
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Four senior military officers from the Indonesian Army, along with 8 other people, were killed when their Bell 412 EP crashed after it was believed to have been hit by lightning.
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Ahead of its planned retirement this month, the Royal Navy’s Sea King Mk 4 helicopter has landed on a warship for the last time. The ship selected for the honor was HMS Bulwark.
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According to The Sunday Standard, the Indian Army has decided not to procure the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile and will buy a new missile from abroad.
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