The Afghan Air Force will have to wait till early next year to get their hands on their newly acquired A-29 Super Tucanos.
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First flight of KC-46A
The first fully-configured KC-46A aerial refueling tanker took off for its first flight at 13:24 PDT on Sept. 25 from Paine Field in Washington.
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Satellite imagery of Russian activity in Syria on Sept. 23
Latest satellite imagery of the Istamo Weapon Facility and Al-Assad airbase in Latakia, Syria from AllSource Analysis.
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Russian fighters entered Syria with transponders switched off
A U.S. official told CNN that Russian fighter jets flew into Syria with their transponders switched off. The jets flew in close formation with a transport plane each time to avoid detection.
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Monitoring group said Syrian pilots flew bombing missions using Russian jets that just arrived
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian government pilots have used newly arrived Russian warplanes to bombard ISIL militants in Aleppo province in northern Syria.