Russia’s Izvestia reported on Oct. 9 that Moscow intends to establish an airbase in the Egyptian town of Sidi Barrani by 2019. This was quickly denied by Cairo.
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PLAAF J-11Bs on patrol with live air-to-air missiles
The PLA says it deployed J-11Bs from a regiment in the north of the country to the south to test the unit’s ability to adapt to a different environment.
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USS Mason came under missile attack off Yemen
The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Mason was targeted and attacked with two missiles while the warship was underway off the coast of Yemen.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iranian Air Force now able to fix OBOGS for its Mirage F1 fleet
The Iranian Air Force claims it can now refurbish the on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS) for its Mirage F1 fleet.
By Shahram Sharifi (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Exhibit at former Imperial Japanese Army flight school
The former site of a Imperial Japanese Army flight school in Tokyo that drafted thousands of teenagers to fight the war as fighter pilots has been converted into a exhibit hall.
By uncredited ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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