Category: Air Force

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Northern Iraq came under attack from Turkish warplanes as well in the second wave of air strikes against ISIL forces in Syria.

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Iran has successfully created an indigenous MiG-29 simulator and it was officially launch into service by deputy air force commander, Mohammad Bakhshandeh.

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Turkish Air Force F-16s struck Islamic State targets in Syria on Jul. 24. Three targets were hit, including a headquarter and an assembly point.

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The highest ranking military officer of Netherlands, Gen. Tom Middendorp, says Dutch F-16s should be bombing ISIL targets in Syria too.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered an investigation into seven military aircraft crashes that occurred since June.

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