Russia has completed the construction of a new runway at Belbek airfield in Crimea and a An-148 has successfully landed there.
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Day: November 23, 2018
Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov suffered $1.1 million in damages
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s chief Alexei Rakhmanov told TASS that aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was damaged in 52 places when floating dry dock PD-50 sunk on Oct. 30 while the carrier was being serviced.
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Germany to make decision on Tornado’s replacement by end of this year
A spokesperson from the German defense ministry has confirmed that Berlin will make a decision on how to proceed with the replacement of its aging Tornado fighter-bomber fleet by end of this year.
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First air battle of Yom Kippur War
The first dogfight between two defending Israeli F-4s and 28 attacking Egyptian Mig-17s and Mig-21s over at Israeli Air Force Base Ofir on the first day of the Yom Kippur War was caught on film by a family who were having a picnic at Sharem beach. The footage is available on Youtube.
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