A Russian Knights Su-27 has crashed in the Moscow Region on Jun. 9. The pilot, Maj. Sergey Eremenko, is said to have been killed in the crash.
Category: Air Force
Indonesia’s envoy in Moscow says talks are ongoing for 8 Su-35s
Indonesia’s Ambassador in Moscow, Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi, told RIA Novosti on Jun. 8 that his country is still in talks to buy eight Su-35 fighters.
By Aleksandr Medvedev (http://russianplanes.net/id78098) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada brought its CC-130J to Edwards AFB for electronic warfare testing
Canada wanted to know how well the ALR-56M radar warning receiver would fit with the Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite and aircraft mission computer on the CC-130J during the Block 7 upgrade. For that purpose, it flew one aircraft to the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base to find out.
U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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Two F-16s from 157th FS collided in mid-air
Two F-16Cs from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing crashed after both aircraft collided in mid-air at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Jun. 7 near Jefferson County, Georgia.
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Russian military ordered 150 Yak-152s
An official from Irkut revealed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has ordered 150 Yak-152 basic trainers as the company unveiled the three aircraft under assembly at its plant in Irkutsk.
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Graphic: Irkut