The Singapore Airshow 2014 will kick-off tomorrow at Changi Exhibition Centre and this year the organizers have an impressive aerial display line-up. Here’s a preview of what you can expect over the next six days.
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Italian lawmakers threaten to halve F-35 orders
Italy’s center-left Democratic Party is threatening to push for a fifty-percent cut to the country’s F-35 order.
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RAF released Afghanistan drone strikes statistics
Statistics released by the British Ministry of Defense show that the Royal Air Force have launched at least 39 missile strikes from MQ-9s in Afghanistan.
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HMM-774 prepares to retire CH-46E
HMM-774 is preparing to phase out its CH-46E Sea Knights at Naval Station Norfolk by end of this month.
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C-5B lost cabin pressure over Atlantic Ocean
A USAF C-5B had to make an emergency landing in Massachusetts after losing cabin pressure over the Atlantic on Feb. 9.
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