November 2013 Air Force Military Aviation Defence Industry News
 
 

US to Buy 30 Russian Helicopters Mi-17V5 for Afghanistan Next Year, 12 delivered last month

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US to Buy 30 Russian Helicopters Mi-17V5 for Afghanistan Next Year, 12 delivered last month
 
The United States will next year buy 30 Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan army, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday. The batch of Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters will raise to 63 the quantity of that model supplied under US-Russian deals for the Afghan National Army. In October, Russia handed over th 12th Mi-17V5 to the United-States under the 2012 contract between the 2 governments.
The United States will next year buy 30 Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan army, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday. The batch of Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters will raise to 63 the quantity of that model supplied under US-Russian deals for the Afghan National Army. In October, Russia handed over th 12th Mi-17V5 to the United-States under the 2012 contract between the 2 governments.
   

Vietnam opens new maintenance line for Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters

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Vietnam opens new maintenance line for Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters
 
The maintenance line for Su-27 and Su-30 fighters of Factory A32 under the Air Defence and Air Forces Service was inaugurated on October 25th in Da Nang City, in the presence of Senior Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh, Deputy Minister of National Defence.
The maintenance line for Su-27 and Su-30 fighters of Factory A32 under the Air Defence and Air Forces Service was inaugurated on October 25th in Da Nang City, in the presence of Senior Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh, Deputy Minister of National Defence.
   

Lockheed Martin F-35A conducts first live fire with AMRAAM AIM-120

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Lockheed Martin F-35A conducts first live fire with AMRAAM AIM-120
 
At EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -The F-35 Lightning II executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over a military test range off the California coast on Oct. 30.
At EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -The F-35 Lightning II executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over a military test range off the California coast on Oct. 30.
   

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