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The U.S. Air Force has given up the fight to retire the A-10 attack jet as the flying branch concedes that the close-support aircraft is crucial in the fight against ISIL.
By English: Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman, U.S. Air Force (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing has delivered six upgraded internal weapons bay launchers to the U.S. Air Force for installation on its B-52H fleet. The new enhancements allows the bomber to launch eight Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) at one time from the internal bay.
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By Carlos Menendez San Juan (B-52 Stratofortress) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A senior British military source told IHS Jane’s that Russia has been flying A-50 AEW&C surveillance flights over Syria since late December.
By: Alexey Reznichenko (http://russianplanes.net/id174408) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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MD Helicopters has received a new contract to supply the Afghan Air Force with another 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters.
By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Vietnam People’s Air Force has been operating the Su-30MK2 for over a decade, during this period the unit that flies the jet – the 935 Fighter Jet Regiment – had twice came close to losing aircraft due to in-flight emergencies.
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