Norway’s parliament has authorised the government to purchase another six F-35s from Lockheed Martin. This will bring the total order to 16 aircraft.
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India to supply two Cheetah helicopters to Afghanistan
News reports say India will supply two HAL Cheetah helicopters to Afghanistan.
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Singapore defense officials view F-35B at Luke AFB
The U.S. Marine Corps flew a F-35B from MCAS Yuma to Luke Air Force Base on Dec. 10 for visiting Singaporean defense officials to take a close look at the aircraft.
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Bird strike behind T-38 crash in July
The U.S. Air Force determined that a bird strike caused a T-38 to crash this July in Texas.
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Javelin fired from CENTURION launcher to test anti-surface role
A Javelin anti-tank missile was fired from a CENTURION launcher at the Defence Training Estate on Salisbury Plain in England. The motive was to test the weapon’s suitability in the anti-surface role.
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