A drone operated by Jabhat al-Nusra over Damascus, Syria is said to have been shot down by a Russia 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) team.
Day: August 3, 2017
World’s last operational T-33s retired in Bolivia
Jul. 31 saw the world’s last operational T-33s jet trainers being retired by the Bolivian Air Force. Bolivian president Evo Morales was the guest of honor for the retirement ceremony at Grupo Aéreo de Caza 31.
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RAF Eurofighter practice scramble at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter detachment deployed to Romania as part of NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission demonstrates the scrambling of the fighter at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.
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Philippine AirAsia is now airline affiliate of Philippine Air Force Reserve Command
Philippine AirAsia has sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as an airline affiliate of PAF Reserve Command.
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Pakistan sending 19 aircraft to China for exercise
The bilateral air exercise between the air forces of China and Pakistan will send the latter dispatching 19 aircraft to China, Pakistan’s Defense Attaché to China disclosed.
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