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A joint venture to develop vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle for the South Korean market has been formed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korean composite manufacturer Hankuk Carbon.
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Hindustan Aeronautics ( HAL) has rolled out the first HTT-40 basic trainer prototype at its Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) in Bengaluru.
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In a preview of the 2017 defense budget during a breakfast event at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed that the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is working on developing an arsenal plane that an older generation flying platform into a flying launch pad for a range of conventional payloads.
Russian Helicopters has delivered all 151 Mi-17V-5 helicopters ordered by India.
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Kuwait was supposed to sign the contract for 28 Eurofighters on Jan. 31. It was postponed for “procedural” reasons, Defense News reports.
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