Six new Su-34 fighter bombers were delivered to Russia’s Southern Military District (SMD) aviation regiment recently.
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Day: October 20, 2014
Commander AFGSC hopes to have new engines for B-52
Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, told reporters he hopes the service could consider installing new engines on its B-52 fleet.
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Internal U.S. Navy report casts doubt on safety of MH-53
An internal U.S. Navy safety investigation report into the crash of a MH-53 has recommended that the service carry out a full risk analysis of the rotorcraft in order to certify it fit to continue flying for another decade.
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Amercian C-130s made multiple drops of arms and supplies over Kobani
The U.S. military has step up its campaign to save the Syrian town of Kobani from being overran by ISIL forces by air dropping arms and supplies using C-130s over the weekend.
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PLANAF to have political commissar on board AEW aircraft
The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) has decided that a political commissar must be on board specialized aircraft such as airborne early warning platforms in order to fill the ‘gap’ in ideology training.
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