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Russian Air and Space Forces Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said once the PAK-FA enter service in 2016, it will be tested at various military exercises.
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RAND has compiled a “scorecard” on U.S. and Chinese military capabilities on 10 operational areas using open, unclassified sources. Two scenarios were generated: a Taiwan invasion and a Spratly Islands campaign.
Graphic: RAND
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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa was able to demonstrate combat rescue, basic survival evasion resistance and escape skills to the Kenyan Defense Forces during a week-long personnel recovery engagement course.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes
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A senior Pakistani government official has confirmed to IHS Jane’s that Islamabad is in talks with Moscow for an unspecific number of Su-35s.
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Ukraine’s Security Service says a fighter pilot was recruited by Russian intelligence and he was instructed to fly a Su-24M to Russia.
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