Aviation News
French newspaper La Tribune reported on Dec. 23 that Paris and Cairo had failed to reach an agreement over the sale of two military satellites.
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Amnesty International said Russia’s ongoing air campaign in Syria may amount to a war crime as the pounding have killed hundreds of civilians.
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters were scrambled on Dec. 21 to intercept two Russian Tu-95 long-range bombers and a A-50 AEW&C aircraft.
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The U.S. Navy has decided to keep aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in Bremerton, Washington till fiscal 2019. Previously, the carrier was scheduled to shuffle between Everett and Bremerton between 2016 to 2019.
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India has promised to give four Mi-25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan and now the first aircraft is said to have been transferred.
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