A picture of the Russian license-copy of the IAI Searcher II unmanned aerial vehicle at Hmeyim airbase, Syria has been posted online recently.
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Photo: Алексей Китаев
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Day: July 19, 2016
AIM-9X Block II getting air-to-surface mode
Raytheon is working on porting the software necessary to carry out air-to-ground strikes from the AIM-9X Block I to the Block II variant, Jane’s reported.
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U.S. Navy photo
B-29 flies again after 60 years
The B-29 Superfortress known affectionately as Doc has flown for the first time since its last flight in 1956.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht
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KC-46A has completed its first round of mid-air refueling demonstrations
The Boeing KC-46A tanker is required to complete a series of in-flight refueling tests with a variety of Air Force, Marines and Navy aircraft before a Milestone C production decision can be made. The tanker managed to sign off all the checklists on Jul. 15 by refueling the A-10 with 1,500 pounds of fuel.
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Delivery of SPYDER to Vietnam has started?
A set of photos showing Rheinmetall MAN tactical trucks being delivered to a port in Vietnam were recently posted on Facebook and there is speculation that these vehicles are meant for the Israeli SPYDER air defense missile system that Vietnam is purported to have ordered.
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Photos: Social Media
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