Iran test-fired new ballistic missile in defiance of nuclear accord
Iran on Oct. 11 test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile, named Emad. This is the first such test by Iran since it signed a nuclear accord with six world powers in July.
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Nigerian Air Force F-7 crashed killing pilot
The Nigerian Air Force lost one of its F-7 fighter, registration NAF801, to bad weather in Yola on Oct. 10. The pilot did not survive the crash.
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RAF Puma Mk2 crashed in Afghanistan, five killed
Five people on board a RAF Puma Mk2 helicopter were killed as the rotorcraft came in to land at Resolute Support mission headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Oct. 11.
Photo: Royal Air Force
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India is latest country to be interested in the S-400
India is planning to acquire the S-400 air defense system, the Times of India reported. The Indian Air Force has tabled the proposal to the defense acquisitions council.
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