Category: Air Force
Iraq suspends flights to and from airports in Iraqi Kurdistan
Flights to and from Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, cities in Iraqi Kurdistan, are suspended for today and tomorrow due to cruise missiles and bomber flights from Russia.
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Britain to buy 138 F-35Bs
Britain has committed itself to buying 138 F-35Bs and 24 of these will be operating from the two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers by 2023.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara
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China claims KJ-500’s radar system is 100% indigenous
China claimed a breakthrough in its airborne early warning technology by having indigenous hardware and software components of the KJ-500’s radar.
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RAAF C-17A delivers bulk cargo to Antarctica
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A landed at Wilkins Aerodrome, Antarctica on Nov. 21 to deliver bulk cargo in support of the Australian Antarctic program.
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