India will only buy 128 Rafales from Dassault in the next fiscal year as the defense ministry has used up 92 percent of its budget.
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Relocation of 2 Super Hornet squadrons out of Oceana delayed
The U.S. Navy has postponed the relocation of two Super Hornet squadrons to the West Coast until at least 2016.
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Spanish Navy having issues with Saab’s Skeldar UAV
The Spanish Navy brought Saab’s Skeldar UAV to the Horn of Africa for the Somali counter-piracy operation.
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Bangladesh Air Force PT-6 belly landing into rice field
A Bangladesh Air Force PT-6 made a belly landing into a paddy field on Feb. 6. The plane took off from Jessore Airport. Picture of the plane is in the source.
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Four U.S. thinktanks recommend downsizing carrier fleet
In a recent budget war game, four U.S. thinktanks: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, American Enterprise Institute, Center for a New American Security, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, all recommended that the Pentagon downsize the aircraft carrier fleet and move the money elsewhere for other programs.
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