The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC) at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base will add a new C-130H Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) to its curriculum.
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India’s Defence Acquisition Council clears purchase of AH-64s, CH-47s
India is all ready to sign contracts for 22 Boeing AH-64s and 15 CH-47 helicopters after the Defence Acquisition Council approved the purchase on Aug. 29.
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Taiwan to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years on Sky Bow air defense system
Taiwan has unveiled plans to spend $2.5 billion from 2015-2024 to buy more Sky Bow III air defense systems to replace the HAWK missile system as well as upgrade existing legacy Sky Bow systems.
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National Guard identifies fallen F-15C aviator
Massachusetts National Guard officials identified the pilot of an F-15C Eagle jet that crashed in Virginia as Air Force Lt. Col. Morris “Moose” Fontenot Jr.
HMS Illustrious decommissioned
The last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class aircraft carriers, HMS Illustrious, has been decommissioned on Aug. 28.