The long-delayed plan to buy 22 AH-64s and 15 CH-47s for the India Air Force has been approved by Defense minister Manohar Parrikar and will soon reach Prime Minister Modi for final clearance.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (AH64D Apache – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Syrian rebel forces who have been trained by a U.S.-led program on Turkish territory will be getting air support from Turkey and the United States.

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Georgia’s state research and development center Delta has unveiled an unmanned attack helicopter.

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It is currently on display at Roses Square in Tbilisi.

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Chief of staff of the United States Air Force told Fox News that China and Russia will soon field capability that will surpass the U.S. in many areas in a short time.
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“China and Russia are two good examples of countries who will be fielding capability in the next three to five years; if they stay on track, that is better than what we currently have in many areas.
Fighter aircraft in the next three to five years that have more capability than what we currently have sitting on the ramp. The F-35 will stay a generation ahead of them. F-22 will, too. Everything else we have will not stay ahead. The gap has closed.”

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Two on board a Pakistan Air Force K-8 jet trainer ejected safely after their jet went down in Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on May 25. Photo of the wreckage is in the source.

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Former Sgt. John M. Watson fought in the Second World War as a crew chief with the Tuskegee Airman. However, he was not officially recognized as a member of the group until May 20.

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