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Four German Tiger attack helicopters that arrived in Afghanistan recently have started flying near Mazar-e Sharif, in northern Afghanistan.
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China says it has developed its own third-generation ejection seat and put it into service. The new seat has velocity sensors that will execute different modes in response to the flying speed at the time of emergency ejection.
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Boeing has delivered the first P-8I to an Indian Navy team in Seattle on Dec. 19.
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Investigations into the fatal crash of a Red Arrows in August last year found that the supervision of the aerobatics team was lacking.
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French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the laser-guided AASM modular air-to-ground missile on Dec. 12.
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