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The Vietnam People’s Air Force has been operating the Su-30MK2 for over a decade, during this period the unit that flies the jet – the 935 Fighter Jet Regiment – had twice came close to losing aircraft due to in-flight emergencies.
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A Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-4 crashed near the city of Konarak on Jan. 12 at around 11 a.m. local time. Two crew members on board were killed in the crash.
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French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle and three of its escorts were in Bahrain for a port visit earlier this month and the French task force received transportation and logistical support from U.S. Navy Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Bahrain.
Photo: French Navy
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Cologne-based newspaper “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” reported on Jan. 12 that the German government is buying the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle.
By David Tobarra [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it will commission two Voronezh-DMs and a Voronezh-M early warning radar stations into service this year.
Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
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