Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki told BBC that Baghdad had bought a number of used Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia and Belarus and they would be put into use soon.
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USAF awarded $1.28 billion contract to Sikorsky for combat rescue helicopter
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.28 billion contract for the initial engineering and manufacturing development phase of the new combat rescue helicopter to Sikorsky.
SDB II development nears completion
Development work on the Small Diameter Bomb II is about to be completed with Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force just concluding a series of tests.
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YouTube: AV-8B landed back on USS Bataan without nose gear
Watch how Capt. William Mahoney skillfully lands his AV-8B back on board USS Bataan after his jet’s nose gear failed to extend.
Pakistan Army helicopter crashed
Pakistan Army lost a helicopter on Jun. 25, killing both pilots. The aircraft was on a training mission in Multan when the incident happened.
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