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New Zealand’s Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee said the NH90 helicopter is “a challenging piece of kit.” He made the remark while commenting on recent efforts by New Zealand to provide aid to Vanuatu.
By New Zealand Defence Force from Wellington, New Zealand (20120214_OH_K1001337_0012) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada has finally move forward with the plan to replace its aging CC-115 with a new aircraft.
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“De Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5D), Canada – Air Force AN0361368” by
John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch – Gallery page http://www.airliners.net/photo/Canada—Air/De-Havilland-Canada/0361368/L
Photo http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/6/3/0361368.jpg. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons.
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Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning will set aside one corner of the ship and convert it into a casino in order to fulfill the conditions set by Ukraine during the sale of the ship in the 1990s.
Raytheon has been awarded a $35 million contract to supply Stinger missiles and air-to-air launchers to the Republic of Korea Army in support of their recent procurement of AH-64 Apache helicopters.
KIZILSUNGUR from tr [GFDL, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed to lift the ban for delivering 12 F-16s to Egypt.
“Egyptian Air Force F-16” by Unknown – http://www.defenseimagery.mil; VIRIN: DN-ST-86-01578. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
