Not satisfied with just two AC-235 gunships, Jordan has signed a deal with Airbus Military and ATK to convert one of its bigger C-295 into a gunship as well.
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India officially objects to Mi-35 deal to Pakistan
During talks between India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry O. Rogozin, India officially objected to Russia’s move to sell its Mi-35s to Pakistan.
Lockheed Martin found solution for F-35B bulkhead cracks
Lockheed Martin has come up with a solution to fix bulkhead cracks on the F-35B. U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Frank Kendall, said the process to fix the problem on existing jets will need to be certified.
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Austria OH-58 fatal crash
An Austrian OH-58 helicopter crashed during a training flight on Jun. 17. One person on board was killed, two others were seriously injured.
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Germany could go alone and make MEADS operational by 2018
Wolfram Lautner, a spokesman for MBDA Deutschland, told Defense News that Germany could spend up to €3 billion to go it alone on the MEADS air defense system.
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