Aviation News
The U.S. Navy released a video on Jun. 1 of the Russian Su-24 buzzing destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea. The navy said both the ship and warplane were both in international waters and airspace at that time.
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Manufacturer of the BUK missile system, Almaz-Antey, says Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by a 9M38M1 missile that came from Ukraine.
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The Netherlands Ministry of Defense released a video on YouTube showing a RNLAF F-16 in mock air combat with a U.S. F-15 over the North Sea.
During a meeting between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the latter expressed his wish to have Moscow upgrade Slovakia’s S-300 air defense system.
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The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for 74 Standard Missile-6 all up rounds and other associative equipment for $149 million.
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