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Indian military aircraft crash rate reaches one a month
An average of one fixed-wing military aircraft crashed every month in India during the past three years, with the country's defence minister telling parliament...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing delivers first C-17 for NATO-led Heavy Airlift Wing
The first of three C-17 strategic transports on order for 12 NATO and Partnership for Peace nations has been delivered ...
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New request moves Israel closer to JSF order
The Israeli air force has issued an updated request for proposal for the purchase of an initial 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters ...
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PICTURES: Israel receives first four T-6A 'Efroni' trainers
The Israeli air force has received its first four of 25 Beechcraft T-6 turboprop trainers ...
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UK outlines plans for new Strategic Defence Review
The UK is to conduct a new Strategic Defence Review from next year, defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced ...
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RAF Typhoon drops first Paveway IV precision-guided bomb
BAE Systems and Raytheon Systems Ltd have dropped the first Paveway IV weapon from a Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK's first FSTA tanker arrives in Spain for conversion
The first Airbus A330-200 for the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme has landed at Airbus Military's Getafe site near Madrid for conversion ...
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Working week: Registering success in the Isle of Man
Registering success in the Isle of Man Since its launch two years ago the Isle of Man aircraft registry has gone from strength to strength, attracting...
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NewsUPDATED: Vulcan soars after CAA issues new permit to fly
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has accepted a revised application, allowing Avro Vulcan XH558 to resume flight activities ...
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Stored Iraqi Airways 727s, 707s put up for sale
Iraq's ministry of transport has put up for sale six Iraqi Airways aircraft which have been in long-term storage in the Jordanian capital Amman.
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RIAT: Show returns with multi-nation support
This year's Royal International Air Tattoo will be a return to form, after rain forced its cancellation in 2008
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NewsRIAT: Vulcan appearance at risk as flight permit remains in limbo
Public donations secured the future of ex-UK Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan XH558 during March, but the restored Cold War bomber's ability to participate
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RAAF chief welcomes 1st F/A-18F, but says 'no more'
Air Marshal Mark Binskin welcomed the first of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force in an 8 July unveiling. However,...
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India to have 230 Sukhoi Su-30s by 2015
The Indian air force plans to more than double the size of its Sukhoi Su-30 fleet to 230 aircraft by 2015 as part of a plan to accelerate its fighter modernisation.
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European Defence Agency approves two-year study into future heavylift helicopter
Two years from now recommendations for a future heavy transport helicopter will be presented to the member states of the European Defence Agency ...
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Soteria team hails S-92 performance for UK's SAR-H deal
More than 500 search-and-rescue missions flown in the UK using two Sikorsky S-92s have demonstrated the type's ability to deliver the nation's SAR-H service, its backers say ...
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PICTURE: RAF starts Hawk T2 operations, as MFTS syllabus nears completion
Seven Hawk T2 trainers have been delivered to RAF Valley to prepare for the type's full entry to service ...
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Gas ingestion suspected as Russian army Mi-28N crashes
A Russian army Mil Mi-28N attack helicopter crashed during firing trials on a range near Moscow on 19 June, representing the first loss involving the type ...
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NewsPICTURE: First modified C-130 flies for Dutch air force
The first of two secondhand Lockheed Martin C-130H transports being prepared for service entry with the Royal Netherlands Air Force has made its debut test...