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A UN helicopter attack against rebels this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo had killed five civilians, governor of North Kivu province told AFP by phone.
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Denmark’s Defense Minister Peter Christensen was at Skrydstrup Air Force Base on Oct. 7 to welcome home seven F-16s and the airmen from their deployment in Kuwait.
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Despite being one of the world’s largest air force, the Indian Air Force (IAF) does not have a single woman fighter pilot among its ranks. This is set to change as Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced on Oct. 8 that the fighter pilot stream will open its door to women.
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Diplomatic sources say Sri Lankan Air Force Chief Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala will discuss the purchase of JF-17 fighters with his Pakistani counterparts when he visit Islamabad next month.
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Representative Jackie Speier from the U.S. House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee had written to Secretary of Air Force Deborah James, asking her to L-3 pay for damage caused by a fire to a RC-135V in April.
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Photo: Air Combat Command
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