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Head of Air Combat Command Gen. Herbert Carlisle told lawmakers at a hearing that the service is yet to determine the root cause behind starter-generator failures on MQ-9s.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
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According to Defense News, Japanese banks had provided Qatar with a loan so that the latter can make a down payment for 24 Rafale fighters.
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Four CF-18s are currently in Romania for Exercise Resilient Resolve. Here are two photos taken during the first formation flight with Romanian MiG-21s.
Photos: Royal Canadian Air Force
Interfax reported on Mar. 18 that Algeria has bought 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters. The main difference is that these rotor-crafts are designed with dual flight controls at the request from Algeria.
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Photo: Ми-26
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The Indian Air Force carried out exercise Iron Fist 2016 at Pokhran, in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert on Mar. 18. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were there to observe the exercise.
Photos: Indian Ministry of Defense
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