Aviastar-SP has handed over a Il-76MD-90A, #0105, to the Russia Air Force on Dec. 2. The hand over took place at Ulyanovsk.
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Category: Air Force
Second-generation Il-80 airborne command post ready for delivery
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has completed flight testing of a second-generation Il-80 airborne command and control aircraft and will deliver it to the military by end of this month.
By Leonid Faerberg [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Lockheed Martin given $914 million to upgrade Singapore’s F-16s
The Pentagon announced on Dec. 1 that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $914 million contract to upgrade Singapore’s F-16C/D fleet.
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Spain postpones delivery of 13 A400Ms
The Spanish Air Force and Airbus Defence & Space have come to an agreement to postpone the delivery of 13 A400Ms that Spain is contractually obliged to buy.
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Russia expanding to second airbase in Syria
U.S. officials say Russia is preparing to operate fixed-wing military aircraft out of al-Shayrat air base near Homs, Syria.
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