The Russian Knights aerobatic team will be participating in the Iran Air Show 2016, held on the southern island of Kish from Nov. 16-19.
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Category: Air Force
Russian fighter flew within a half-mile of a U.S. warplane over Syria
The U.S. has said that one of its military aircraft was less than half-mile away from a Russian fighter aircraft over Syria on Oct. 17.
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USAF “shot down” ISIL drone via EW capabilities
The U.S. Air Force disclosed that it had brought down a ISIL drone near Mosul, Iraq recently and Air Force Magazine was told that two Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets were used to achieve the “kill” via “electronic warfare capabilities.”
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Qatar said to be looking at buying Mushshak and JF-17
A statement from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office said Qatar’s defense minister had express an interest to buy the Mushshak and JF-17 from Pakistan.
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Eritrean Air Force pilots defected to Ethiopia
An Eritrean opposition group says two Eritrean pilots have defected with their fighter jets to neighboring Ethiopia.
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