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PLAAF Su-30 practice using Kh-31 anti-radiation missile

Posted on December 17, 2015 by alert5

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German A310 MRTT refuels coalition aircraft for the first time

Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by alert5

A Luftwaffe A310 MRTT based in Turkey to support the fight against ISIL has flown its first operational mission on Dec. 15 in a five-hour mission out of Incirlik air base.

By Dmitry A. Mottl via Wikimedia Commons
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HMS Defender has joined French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by alert5

The Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has joined the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the French ship’s ability to conduct air strikes against ISIL, the British government says.

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Three USAF C-17s were in Serbia to pick up weapons and ammunition

Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by alert5

Serbian daily Vecernje Novosti reports that three C-17s from the U.S. Air Force were loaded with weapons and ammunition at the Konstantin Veliki Airport on Dec. 12-13.

Photo: Konstantin Veliki Airport
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