Aviation News
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has decided on Sept. 8 to clear the way for the purchase of 56 C295 transport aircraft. It also approves the conversion of six A319 airliners from Air India into airborne early warning (AEW) platforms.
Jakkrit Prasertwit (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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Troops from Russia’s Central Military Region’s air defense brigade carried out live firing of missiles from the Buk-M3 air defense missile system at the Kapustin Yar proving ground.
Lt. Col. John Marks, a pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron, has finally reached a historic 7,000 hours in the A-10 attack jet.
Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Shelley Ecklebe
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A gated article by Intelligence Online says IAI has been Airbus and Thales in a four-year race to supply a military observation satellite to Vietnam.
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French Air Force Rafales and the Patrouille de France aerobatic team were in Greece for Athens Flying Week air show.
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