The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority revealed that a Scandinavian Airlines flight came close to a Russian IL-20 ELINT aircraft on Mar. 5 just off the Swedish south coast.
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Malaysia wants to acquire attack helicopters and station them in Sabah
Malaysia hopes to purchase a fleet of attack helicopters and station them in the state of Sabah to guard against armed intruders from Philippines.
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Chinese bid for Turkey’s air defense system tender has not met all requirements
Turkish officials also told Reuters that the Chinese bid for the country’s long-range air defense missile system has yet to met all the tender requirements.
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VMU-2 deployed to Afghanistan with RQ-21A
VMU-2 had deployed to Afghanistan with the RQ-21A Blackjack UAS. This is the first operational deployment for the type.
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INS Vikramaditya is operational
India’s Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan has declared aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya operational with the MiG-29K.