Aviation News
Chinese state media reported on Aug. 6 that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force had carried out a large-scale air exercise to South China Sea. Among the official photos released is one showing the Su-30MKK doing a mid-air refueling. This is the first official confirmation that the Chinese Su-30MKK has an air fueling capability.
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Tokyo plans to put an interception order based on Article 82 of the Self-Defense Forces Law into permanent effect in order to better deal with ballistic missile threats from North Korea.
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By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Four Danish F-16s carried out an air strike on the ISIL-controlled city of Raqqa, this is the first time the jets pounded ISIL targets in Syria.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (F16 – RIAT 2008Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Recently, Italian aerospace company Leonardo invited the media for Taiwan to Italy for a visit to its M-346 production facilities and the company disclosed its attempt to sell its M-346 advanced jet trainer to Taiwan.
By Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Air Force pilots who fly the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper are being sent to study a 15-day course that will see them graduate as Electronic Combat Officers.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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