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By comparing with historical satellite images, citizen journalists website Belligcat has concluded that China is ramping up its military activities near its border with India with the deployment of J-10s, J-11s and the upgrading of a surface-to-air missile site.
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A Foreign Military Sales of four Phoenix 30 quadcopters for the Romanian Army is successful with the recent delivery of the aircraft.
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Serbian news outlets say Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin was in town last weekend to discuss the sale of MiG-35 fighters.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The HAL Tejas lightweight fighter is to test fire the Rafael Derby beyond-visual-range missile (BVRAAM) by this March.
By Ashwin Kumar [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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This month marks the 25th anniversary whereby Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188s from 416 Squadron went into combat in Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991.
Photo: Sergeant Ed Dixon
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