Aviation News
The Italian Air Force’s Eurofighter has taken over responsibility of QRA duties from the F-16 with four full squadrons.
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F-15Cs deployed with the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are in Iceland till Jun. 7 for the Icelandic air policing mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lyndsey Horn
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The Iranian Army says it will unveil a Cobra attack helicopter that is entirely built using local parts.
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Boeing has received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet.
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The first sea trial of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has been delayed till next month due to bad weather in Russia.
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