The Sacheon airshow is returning next week after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Yonhap reports that the indigenous KF-21 fighter will make its public debut at the show, which starts on Oct. 28.
Spain donating four MIM-23 launchers to Ukraine
Spain will be donating four of its MIM-23 air defense missile launchers to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg disclosed on Oct. 13.
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Portugal donating six Ka-32A11BCs to Ukraine
Six Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopters that belong to Portugal will be donated to Ukraine as these rotorcraft are currently grounded by sanctions on Russia.
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The 1,000th Beechcraft T-6 Texan II has been delivered
Textron Aviation Defense delivered the 1,000th Beechcraft T-6 Texan II basic trainer on Oct. 13.
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60th anniversary of the Dassault Balzac V’s first flight
The Dassault Balzac V VTOL test bed made its first flight – which was a tethered hover – on Oct. 12, 1962.
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