A group of Taiwanese legislators have departed for United States where they will lobby for the sale of F-16C/D fighters.
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F-16 crash in Utah this May could have been averted
The crash of a F-16C in Utah this May have been attributed to a faulty fan blade that inspectors should have pickup during installation in 2004.
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Press release on the sale of 52 Mi-171Es to China
Press release by Russian Helicopters on the sale of 52 Mi-171E transport helicopters to China. Delivery of first eight aircraft is this year, the rest by 2014.
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Bill Sweetman: not all the smart people work for you
The next anti-ship weapon for the U.S. Navy will rely on data-links to get updates on its target and will be expecting its communications links to be jammed and unreliable.
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Italian NH90s operating in Afghanistan
The Italian Army is operating two NH90 helicopters from its base in Herat, Afghanistan. A total of four aircraft will be deployed there.
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