India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will land on a national highway onboard a C-130J today in Rajasthan’s Barmer district.
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India will convert six A319s from Air India into AEW platforms; to buy 56 C295s
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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Buk-M3 test-firing at Kapustin Yar
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 “Karl” Marks has clocked 7,000 hours in the A-10
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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IAI beats Airbus and Thales to supply spy satellite to Vietnam
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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