Category: Air Force
Britain orders BriteCloud decoy
The British Ministry of Defense has placed a $3.25 million order for the Leonardo-Finmeccanica BriteCloud decoy system.
By Selex ES [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thailand might consider Shaanxi Y-9 as replacement for C-130
China’s Xinhua news agency reported that Thailand might consider the Shaanxi Y-9 transport aircraft as a candidate to replace the Royal Thai Air Force’s C-130.
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Photo: Royal Thai Air Force
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Su-30SM in Russian Knights colors
Irkut has rolled out the first Su-30SM for the Russian Knights aerobatics team.
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Photo: Vyacheslav Pelymsky
13 USAF and 2 Norwegian F-35As are grounded
Fifteen F-35As belonging to Norway and United States have been grounded due to “peeling and crumbling” insulation on cooling lines inside their fuel tanks.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Boyer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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