Aviation News
Finland has allowed M/S Thor Liberty, a cargo ship caught with 69 Patriots, to leave the country the country but without the missiles or its captain.
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South Korea will buy two Dassault Falcon 2000 reconnaissance planes for ELINT purposes, they will replace the RC-800s now in service.
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The Australian Defense Force is trying to recruit fighter pilots from Britain, the US and other western countries in order to fulfill its manpower requirements.
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Former Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev has been completely transformed into a hotel in Tianjin, China. It will open by end of this month with 148 rooms.
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The Jerusalem Post said Monday that Israel is considering the purchase of fighter jets used by the United States as such a purchase would be dramatically lower than buying new equipment.
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