Category: Air Force
Pakistan to buy and upgrade Sniper pods
Pakistan will buy 15 more Sniper targeting pods from Lockheed Martin and upgrade 22 of its existing pods to new standards.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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CFIT was cause of F-16 crash during Operation Inherent Resolve
A F-16 pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron was killed during Operation Inherent Resolve when he flew too low during landing and failed to recover in time.
By Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/610036) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Tu-95 crashed in Russian Far East
A Russian Tu-95 bomber went down approximately 50 miles from the city of Khabarovsk on Jul. 14 at 9:50 a.m. Moscow time. All on board were able to bail out of the plane by parachutes.
By English: Alex BeltyukovРусский: Александр Бельтюков [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Cameron hints at getting UAVs for its aircraft carriers
Britain’s upcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) could propose having unmanned aerial vehicles operate from its new aircraft carriers.
Photo: Corporal Steve Follows RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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