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Russian ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko said Moscow is willing to have its military pilots turn on their aircraft’s transponders on certain flight routes if NATO reciprocate.
Photo: RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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An annual report from Chernyshev Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise revealed that the manufacturer of the RD-33MK jet engine received an order for 92 of those engines in November 2015. It is speculated that the engines are meant for Egypt’s order of 46 MiG-35s.
By Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force announced that the KC-46 flying with a modified boom has managed to refuel a C-17 in mid-air and the previously observe axial loading issues were not present this time.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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A military spotter caught the RQ-170 landing somewhere in Nevada (not sure yet if its Nellis) over the weekend and posted the video on YouTube.