Aviation News
Brig. Gen. Murad Turaiq of the Yemeni army said a Patriot air defense system operated by UAE has defeated a OTR-21 Tochka (NATO: SS-21) on the night of Sept. 21.
By US Army employee (Missile Defense Agency, gallery]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The first BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 for the Royal Saudi Air Force has made its maiden flight on Sept. 16.
Photo: Michael Harling
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Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters that on Sept. 15, a Chinese JH-7 fighter performed an “unsafe” maneuver in front of a U.S. RC-135 while both jets were above the Yellow Sea.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin rolled out AM-1, the first F-35A for Norway, at its F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 22.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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A B-52H Stratofortress, 61-1021, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command’s 307th Bomb Wing, is the first B-52H bomber to be converted as part of the New START Treaty.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
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