Irkut has inked a deal with Belarus to supply four Yak-130 advanced jet trainers. This will bring the total number of Yak-130 ordered to eight.
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Category: Air Force
RAAF Hornets in Indonesia for Elang Ausindo
Eight F/A-18s from the Royal Australian Air Force are in El Tari Airport in Kupang, Indonesia for exercise Elang Ausindo. The exercise started on Aug. 21 and will end today.
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USAF to review KC-46 schedule
A review of the KC-46 schedule has been initiated to see if Boeing is able to deliver the tanker in August of 2017, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said.
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Declining oil prices dampen Britain’s chance to sell more Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has initiated a review of its budget and analysts believe the outcome could diminish Britain’s chance to sell 48 Eurofighters to the kingdom.
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Iran starts mass-production of Nasr ALCM
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has inaugurated the production line of the Nasr air-launched cruise missile (ALCM).