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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:35 pm

All Nippon Helicopter H160 makes first flight

The first Airbus H160 destined for a Japanese customer made its first flight from Marignane-Marseille Provence Airport, France on 14 ...
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:37 pm

In December it was also announced that the S-70 Okhotnik drone was tested in flight with captive air-to-air missiles in the fighter role The Russian next-generation Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) struck some ground targets in the Ashuluk range (home of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Combat Training and Combat Application Center) in southern Russia, according to a source in the military-industrial complex cited by the Russian News Agency…...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:15 am

Recurring "Falcon Virgo" Exercise for Washington D.C. Trains Airspace Control and Restriction. Operation "Falcon Virgo", a planned air defense exercise over the U.S. nation’s capital area of Washington D.C., will take place on Jan. 14-15 and again on Jan. 25-26, 2021. The exercise, which is a “routine air defense exercise” according to a media release from the North American Air Defense Command, will include “exercises with a variety of scenarios, including airspace restriction violations, hijackings and responses to unknown aircraft....

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:57 pm

Russian helicopters in the Central African Republic

In December 2020, Russia has increased their military presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) by sending additional 300 ...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:58 pm

Major military aviation industry proposal from France to India

During the visit of by President Macron's Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne during the first week of January, France ...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:59 pm

New role for former Flybe Dashes.

According to Fire Aviation, the Canadian Conair Group plans to retire all of their legacy L-188 and CV-580 air tankers. In the next two to three yea...

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ExpressJet Airlines plots a return to the skies.

ExpressJet Airlines has updated its website and is stating that the airline is working on a comeback and plans for 2021 and be...

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