Two Indian Air Force MiG-21s were scrambled on Jul. 13 to intercept a Turkish commercial jet after it broadcast a transponder code similar to another aircraft before it.
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Vulcan bomber leaves RAF Waddington for the last time
Watch the video from BBC as Vulcan XH558 took off and perform a special flypast at RAF Waddington for the last time.
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Raytheon to upgrade JMSDF P-1 fleet with new Mode 5 IFF
Raytheon will update the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders on Japan’s P-1 maritime surveillance aircraft.
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CF-18s in Romania will relocate to Lithuania for NATO Baltic air policing mission
Six Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s currently in Romania will be redeployed to Lithuania in August to augment the NATO Baltic Air Policing.
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First dual AMRAAM shot from F-35 and first live AMRAAM shot from F-35B
The first dual AIM-120 shot from any F-35 variant was successfully carried out in Southern California and it was also the first time a live AMRAAM was fired from the F-35B.
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