A Russian court on Friday sentenced a former official for 11 years for selling four MiG-31 airframes at $5 each.
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Month: February 2011
Test pilots give thumbs-up for F-35
Despite teething problems along its development path, test pilots are generally happy with flying the F-35.
Russia vows to sell SS-N-26 to Syria
Russian Defense Minister Serdyukov reaffirmed plans to sell the SS-N-26 Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles to Syria.
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Afghan government says NATO air strike killed 62 civilians
An Afghan government investigation into a NATO air strike in an eastern Afghanistan valley concluded that 62 civilians including women and children were killed.
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Fleet Air Arm Museum restoring world’s oldest aircraft carrier
The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset, U.K. is restoring the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, a 1918 Thorneycroft Seaplane Lighter.
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