UNITA raises the stakes in Angola with MiGs and combat helicopters

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Intelligence sources have reported that the rebel Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita) has acquired six Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter gunships and six Russian MiG-23s from Ukraine as its leader increases the tension in the Angolan civil war. There is a lot of speculation as to how Unita will deploy its air force against the incumbent Angolan government, which is being supported by the US. A source says that the rebel group will likely use the aircraft in conventional, mobile, combined arms warfare with the Angolan government.

International politics, Angola, Fighters & Attack Aircraft, Military aircraft

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Russian aspirations airborne with Sukhoi's Golden Eagle

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Sukhoi Design Bureau's fifth-generation fighter demonstrator, the S-37 Berkut, is a dramatic departure for Russian aircraft designers. Also called the Golden Eagle, the triplane features a forward-swept swing design and has a conventional tail. A couple of big intake doors on top of the aircraft fuselage are designed to provide greater air intake to the engine during take-off and in certain flight regimes.

Product introduction, Fighter Aircraft, Russia, Fighter planes, Sukhoi Corp.

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Second batch of Hueys imminent

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The final eight of 15 Bell UH-1H 'Huey' utility helicopters will be given to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation Army soon. The helicopters are part of the Train and Equip program under Military Professional Resources Inc, a $100 million military equipment project which started in Jul 1996 and is aimed at balancing military capacity between the Bosniac and Croat Federation and Republika Srpska.

New orders received, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Transport & Utility Helicopters, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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