The owner of Ascom System Pvt Ltd has denied claims that a Phantom 3 quadrocopter was sold to the Indian military, the drone was later shot down over Pakistan.
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Opening ceremony for Aviadarts 2015
The 2015 edition of Aviadarts was officially launched by Gen. Viktor Bondarev, chief of Russian Air Force, at Ryazan on Jul. 27.
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Gerard Depardieu plans film on Normandie-Niemen fighter squadron
French actor Gerard Depardieu is planning to make a movie about the Normandie-Nieman fighter squadron, a French unit which fought over the Eastern Front during the Second World War.
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Erdoğan heading to China expecting a better deal on HQ-9
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a state visit to China and he will renegotiate the deal to buy an air defense system from China during the trip.
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USAF planning to convert some AC-130Us and 1 F-15E into laser testbeds
Maj Gen Jerry Harris, vice-chief of Air Combat Command, says a number of AC-130Us are being withheld from retirement to serve as testbeds for directed energy weapons.
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