Indonesia’s Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshall Ida Bagus Putu Dunia, said more Super Tucanos will arrive this year to form a squadron at Abdulrahman Saleh airbase in Malang, East Java.
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Rajiv Gandhi was “main negotiator” to sell Viggen to India
The Hindu newspaper reported that before he became India’s Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was hired by Saab-Scania to sell its Viggen fighter to New Delhi in the 1970s.
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Thales Belfast looking for international partner to develop laser-powered soft kill system
A Thales unit in Belfast is looking for an international partner to complete development of a laser-powered soft kill system that will protect warships from electro-optically guided weapons.
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YouTube: Dominican Air Force ENAER T-35 crashed during airshow
Two Dominican Air Force pilots were killed when their ENAER T-35 Pillán crashed during an aerial display in the Caribbean Sea off the shore of Santo Domingo on Apr. 7.
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Jolly Rogers F/A-18F crashed in North Arabian
An F/A-18F from VFA-103 crashed into the water while operating near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the North Arabian Sea, Apr. 8.
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