The 2015 edition of Aviadarts was officially launched by Gen. Viktor Bondarev, chief of Russian Air Force, at Ryazan on Jul. 27.
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Category: Air Force
USAF planning to convert some AC-130Us and 1 F-15E into laser testbeds
Maj Gen Jerry Harris, vice-chief of Air Combat Command, says a number of AC-130Us are being withheld from retirement to serve as testbeds for directed energy weapons.
By Senior Airman Andy M. Kin, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Reuters: Dassault expecting Rafale orders from Malaysia, UAE next year
An anonymous source told Reuters that Dassault is expecting two more export orders for the Rafale by the beginning of next year.
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RTAF BT-67 nearly hit by homemade rockets
A Royal Thai Air Force BT-67 training flight had to abort its mission after homemade rockets launched by villagers in Kamphaeng Phet cross their flight path.
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Former F-15 pilot with 2,000 hours clocks another 1,000 on the F-22
Lt. Col. Tom “House” Kafka, Florida Air National Guard Headquarters Det. 1 vice commander and 325th Training Support Squadron assistant director of operations, recently became the first person with 2,000 hours in the F-15C to clock over 1,000 hours in the F-22.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Echols
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