A total of 20 aircraft from the Iraqi Air Force made 12 flyovers and aerial demonstrations during the annual Iraqi Army Day Parade Jan. 6 in Baghdad.
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China irked by U.S. surveillance flights
Reporting on U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visit to China, the official XinHua news agency says the Chinese military is still unhappy with surveillance operations carried out by U.S. naval ships and aircraft.
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Malta to buy another King Air for maritime patrol
The Armed Forces of Malta will buy another King Air B200 and use it as a maritime patrol aircraft.
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Tejas achieves IOC
India’s Tejas LCA has finally achieved initial operating capability with Defense Minister A K Antony handing over the IOC certificate to Air Chief Marshal P V Naik at the HAL airport in Bangalore on Monday.
Berlin won’t support NATO request for AWACS in Afghanistan
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said his government is unlikely to heed a NATO request to deploy E-3 AWACS aircraft in Afghanistan.
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