Aviation News
Boeing has silently delivered the first 737 AEW&C Peace Eagle to Turkey on Jan. 31. An official welcome ceremony will be held on Feb. 21 at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya.
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Russia will send four Su-25SM ground attack aircraft to Kyrgyzstan this year.
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The British government has decided to bring forward the completion of the Crowsnest AEW program by 18 months.
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The cancellation of the combat avionics programmed extension suite (CAPES) program by the Pentagon will have serious consequences for Singapore and Taiwan, Defense News reports.
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The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI) to replace the E-8 with a new platform based on a business jet.
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