Taiwan has suspended the testing of AIM/RIM-7 Sparrow missiles after three failures during an exercise in January last year.
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India to launch tender to replace Avro
The Indian Air Force has been given the green light to launch a tender to buy 56 transport aircraft to replace its Avro transport.
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North Korea deploys helicopters to border
North Korea has shifted some helicopters to a base near the disputed Baengnyeong Island. These include upgraded Mi-2 as well as Mi-4 and Mi-8 helicopters.
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USAF found root cause of F-22’s oxygen problems, a squadron to deploy to Kadena
The U.S. Air Force is confident that is has found the cause of oxygen problems on the F-22 and will soon deploy a squadron of the jets to Kadena.
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British F-35B arrives at Eglin Air Force Base
The first British F-35 has been ferried to Eglin Air Force Base by RAF Squadron Leader Jim Schofield during a 90 minute flight from Forth Worth.
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