Aviation News
A senior British military source told IHS Jane’s that Russia has been flying A-50 AEW&C surveillance flights over Syria since late December.
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In an interview with New York Times, Gen. Frank Gorenc, warned that Russia’s buildup of its air defense systems is increasingly threatening NATO’s access to certain air space in parts of Europe during a conflict.
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The folks over at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies analyzed the recent Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) tested shown on North Korean television last week and they concluded that the test was a failure and Pyongyang had manipulated the video in an attempt to show the launch of the KN-11 was a success.
A Russian S-300 air defense unit convoy had to fend off an ambush during a training exercise near the city of Voronezh recently.
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MD Helicopters has received a new contract to supply the Afghan Air Force with another 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters.
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