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An unidentified official from Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told RIA Novosti that a memorandum on the implementation of the agreement to supply Russian S-300 air defense systems to Iran has been signed.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/384) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Four enlisted female U.S. Marines will create history when they graduate from the Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner’s (LAAD) Course 3-15, becoming the first to break into the all-male Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo
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A RCAF CP-140 had to abort its take-off run at Nova Scotia but the aircraft subsequently slid off the runway and into grass around 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 27.
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By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (CP-140 AuroraUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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TASS reported that Egypt has placed an order for an unspecific number of Ka-52 attack helicopters.
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By Fedor Leukhin (VVO_8108) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
USS Ronald Reagan will depart San Diego for Japan as the forward deployed carrier from Aug. 31.
By Philkon (Phil Konstantin) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons