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Instead of buying more Su-27s, 30s from Sukhoi, Indonesia has decided to boost its air defense with upgraded F-16s and K-FX fighters in the longer term.
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Egyptian Apache helicopters attacked suspected Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday in the first such air strike since 1973.
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The world’s only civilian-owned Sea Harrier made its 100th successful flight during the “Thunder over Michigan” airshow on Saturday.
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Boeing’s X-48C, modified from the X-48B, has made its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base on Aug. 7.
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Sukhoi has started testing a X-band AESA radar on the third PAK-FA prototype aircraft.
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