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Australia and Indonesia are close to concluding a deal to buy six RAAF C-130Hs for $15 million each. The aircraft will be refurbished to the same configuration as the four that were donated to Indonesia.
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The U.S. Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) flew for the first time from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Aug. 7.
Besides defend Sir Lanka, the SLAF also runs a commercial aircraft venture named Helitours. Right now, it is conducting a feasibility study into buying more Mi-17s for use with Helitours.
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It is very likely that Varyag will be renamed after one of China’s province when it enters service with the PLAN.
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