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The article reports that an international order of armed version of the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft, named T-Bird has been placed with Bulgaria's Light Armed Surveillance Engineering (LASA).

The article discusses modifications to an agricultural aircraft by the defense equipment company Iomax as of June 2013, with information on the launch of the Archangel armed surveillance aircraft based on the design of the Thrush 710P crop duster plane. Topics include potential uses for the Archangel in border patrol, intelligence, and surveillance and an overview of the Archangel's Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 avionics equipment.

The article offers information on the co-production agreement between Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) and Latinoamericana de Aviación (LAVIASA) to manufacture the PA-25 EI Puelche light agricultural aircraft.

This article reveals the plan of IPE Aeronaves to begin certification work for its new IPE-10Ag agricultural aircraft in Brazil in 2008. There is also a plan to launch series production with local company Planair Aeroespacial. The piston engine powering the IPE-10Ag is cited, along with the target market of the aircraft.

The article deals with the decision of the agriculture ministry of Thailand to ground its fleet of nearly 30 aircraft after discovering maintenance problems following a Pilatus PC-6 crash late March 2006. Sources say the crash was probably caused by a problem with trim, but it will be at least a few weeks until a report is issued and in the meantime Thailand's three remaining PC-6s have been grounded. Thailand uses about five of its Indonesian Aerospace-built C-212s and two Beechcraft King Airs on seasonal high-altitude rainmaking missions above the clouds, while all the PC-6s and Cessna Caravans are used to drop chemicals at lower altitudes below the clouds.